Planet Ocean: Why We All Need A Healthy Ocean
Planet Ocean: Why We All Need A Healthy Ocean
PLANET OCEAN Why We All Need A Healthy Ocean is a new Junior Library Guild Selection book. With underwater photographer Annie Crawley as your guide, you will explore three distinct regions of our world ocean and understand how our lives are interconnected to the other 70% of our planet.
A little more than 70 percent of Planet Earth is ocean. So wouldn’t a better name for our global home be Planet Ocean? You may be surprised at just how closely YOU are connected to the ocean. Regardless of where you live, every breath you take and every drop of water you drink links you to the ocean. And because of this connection, the ocean’s health affects all of us. Dive in with author Patricia Newman and photographer Annie Crawley—visit the Coral Triangle near Indonesia, the Salish Sea in the Pacific Northwest, and the Arctic Ocean at the top of the world. Find out about problems including climate change, ocean acidification, and plastic pollution. Meet inspiring local people who are leading the way to reverse the ways in which humans have harmed the ocean. Planet Ocean shows us how to stop thinking of ourselves as existing separate from the ocean and how to start taking better care of this precious resource. (ISBN-13: 978-1-5415-8121-0 $31.99; Grades have 4-8) Planet Ocean, Why We All Need A Health Ocean is available now at your local independent retailer, Barnes & Noble, Amazon, iTunes, or order a personalized copy directly from photographer Annie Crawley.
Says Annie: “One of the greatest things about scuba diving is discovering the other 70% of our planet. I'm ecstatic to bring our ocean to life and share what scientists, kids, and teens are doing around the world to help the ocean. We need to change our relationship with how we treat the life source of our planet.”
Teacher resources available now. A playlist called Planet Ocean Book is available on www.YouTube.com/AnnieCrawley
Annie Crawley, CEO of Dive Into Your Imagination, has spent the past 20 years living and working around the world. As an award winning producer, photographer and motivational speaker, Annie photographs and produces programs about life on our planet. Trained as a journalist, her recent work includes multi-media ocean events, keynote speaking, books, films, cartoon characters from the Adventures of Ocean Annie series, and a series of eBooks designed for the iPad® available on the iBookstore.
Annie is a member of the Women Divers Hall of Fame, a PADI Ambassadiver, and Master Scuba Diver Trainer. She runs a scuba diving team in Edmonds, WA and teaches science, photography, and so much more to kids and teens. As the founder of Dive Into Your Imagination, her mission is to promote an understanding about ecological systems to create a sustainable human relationship for a healthy Ocean. Dive Into Your Imagination is changing the way the next generation views the ocean and themselves. Annie is available for interviews and speaking engagements. Contact us today. Text/CAll: 805-453-1947
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Author Patricia Newman's books inspire young readers to seek connections to the real world. Her titles encourage readers to use their imaginations to solve real world problems and act on behalf of their communities. These books include Sibert Honor title Sea Otter Heroes: The Predators That Saved an Ecosystem; Junior Library Guild Selection Eavesdropping on Elephants; Bank Street College Best Book Zoo Scientists to the Rescue; Booklist Editor's Choice Ebola: Fears and Facts; and Green Earth Book Award winner Plastic, Ahoy! Investigating the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. Patricia frequently speaks at schools and conferences to share how children of any age can affect change. Visit her at www.patriciamnewman.com.