Life in the Ocean: The Story of Oceanographer Sylvia Earle

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We followed it with a trip to the aquarium and now my five-year-old is poring over the mollusks in the animal encyclopedia. Life in the Ocean: Comments Kirsten Larson says: May 28, at 2: Recent Posts Learning to Listen with Heart: What is The Classroom Bookshelf? Each Monday, The Classroom Bookshelf posts an entry on a recently published book for children or young adults.

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Life in the Ocean: The Story of Oceanographer Sylvia Earle

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I also love that it highlights a woman's accomplishments, particularly when this was a field dominated by men. It's important for kids to read about that!

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Feb 12, Melissa added it. This is an eye catching book about Sylvia Earle who feel in love with the world inside the ocean. This book seems to be engaging for the older reader, possible 3 grade up. The pictures are very well done and the simple text is great if trying to read it to the younger reader. May 02, Roberta Gibson rated it really liked it Shelves: Nivola is a lovely new picture book biography of a pioneer of in the field of ocean studies.

If you have never heard of Sylvia Earle, she is a scientist and conservationist whose goals in life have been to delve deeply into the oceans and learn as much as she can, and then share her passion and knowledge with others. Sylvia Earle spent her early years on a farm in New Jersey, where she began to study all the living things around her. If she had stayed there, things might have turned out very differently. Instead, when Sylvia and her family moved to Clearwater, Florida when she was twelve. Suddenly, she had a beautiful ocean to explore right in her own backyard.

Her life was changed forever. Nivola has allowed her subject to tell her own story without excessive crafting. See my full review at Wrapped In Foil Sep 11, Rebekah Craven rated it really liked it Shelves: Biography This book is the story of Sylvia Earle and her many accomplishments as one of the most famous women oceanographers.

The story goes through Sylvia Earle's early childhood life and how she develops a passion for the wide open ocean and exploring the life that lies beneath the water. Nivola does an excellent job of telling Sylvia's story, while also highlighting the excitement and beauty of the ocean and its life forms. In the author's note at the end of the book Nivola even goe Biography This book is the story of Sylvia Earle and her many accomplishments as one of the most famous women oceanographers. In the author's note at the end of the book Nivola even goes into more depth about Sylvia's remarkable accomplishments and some incredible facts about our world's oceans and the sea creatures that inhabit them.

This book would be appropriate for grades th and would be a great read aloud or book for the classroom library. This book would serve as a great tool for learning new science vocabulary like the words oceanographer, coral reefs, bioluminescent, expedition, algae, and many more content-specific vocabulary. It also paints a beautiful picture of life under water for students to see and be inspired to one day explore it for themselves.

This book is a WOW book for me because I think it has a powerful message for young girls that have an interest in science, and can inspire them to chase their passions regardless of the obstacles.

Life in the Ocean: The Story of Oceanographer Sylvia Earle by Claire A. Nivola

I also really love this woman's story and how incredible some of her accomplishments were for marine science, and think her story deserves to be shared more! Jun 19, Stefanie Green rated it it was amazing Shelves: I selected "These Seas Count" as my twin text because I thought it was a great example of action steps students could take after reading about Sylvia Earle's passion for the sea and sea creatures. After learning about Sylvia Earle's work, I know some students will be very excited and energetic about the topic of the ocean, and be curious about how this relates to them. Even though we don't live near an ocean, we d 1.

Even though we don't live near an ocean, we do have many lakes, rivers, and streams in the area, so students could be encouraged to take steps to help our local bodies of water, just like the students in "These Seas Count" helped clean up their beach. The structure of this book would fall into the text pattern of description and chronological sequence. The life of Sylvia Earle is described with the help of beautiful imagery. The book begins with her as a young girl and continues into her adult life to highlight the miraculous adventures she went on through her work as a biologist and botanist.

I believe webbing would be a great way to connect these two texts. Students could use both books to brainstorm and then create a web to show all of the ways the ocean and its creatures impact our lives everyday. Feb 19, Barbara rated it really liked it Shelves: In some respects this picture book biography of Sylvia Earle is as much the story of the ocean as it is a story about the groundbreaking scientist. The author takes readers through Sylvia's early years, growing up on a farm in New Jersey where she was fascinated by the natural world around her, especially in the nearby pond.

When the family moved to Florida, she quickly fell in love with the ocean, a passion that provided her with a career and a lifelong focus. The story left me enraptured and s In some respects this picture book biography of Sylvia Earle is as much the story of the ocean as it is a story about the groundbreaking scientist.

The story left me enraptured and saddened by the swiftness with which humans are plundering the ocean's resources and filling it with garbage. Back matter includes an author's note that describes Sylvia's concern that ignorance is at the root for our casual misuse of the ocean. I shut the book and reflected on how hard it is to inspire others to care about issues about which they know so little, and how perfectly this book provides reasons to care about the great blue seas that surround us.

The illustrations are filled with blues and images of whales frolicking in the waters as well as the wonders found on the ocean floor. There is nary a scrap of trash, a floating island of plastic and garbage, or oil spills in these pages; instead, the illustrator has painted the ocean as it can be again if we stop treating it disrespectfully--healthy, brimming with life, and ever-fascinating. There are plenty of books on oceanography and explorers, but this book stole my heart with its soft-hued, detailed illustrations and easy-to-understand, inspiring text.

This book will make you fall in love with the ocean and its beautiful creatures, and inspire kids to follow their passions. She just doe There are plenty of books on oceanography and explorers, but this book stole my heart with its soft-hued, detailed illustrations and easy-to-understand, inspiring text. Nivola also is able to explain scenes in a way that kids can understand and even find riveting. I found it fascinating the way Nivola was able to incorporate phrases, that were quotations, into the text.

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Sometimes it seemed as if the quote may have been the inspiration for the paragraph and accompanying illustration. Click here for the original review and activity ideas at Flowering Minds. Feb 20, Jim Erekson rated it really liked it Shelves: I always enjoyed how well-rounded that book was as a biography. Nivola's telling of Sylvia Earle's interest in the ocean provides a strong main character who is a woman scientist. Earle's interests and punctuated moments from her career provide the structure for the book, and go a long way toward humanizing the water so inhospitable to humans.

The painting style was enjoyable, with a breatht When I was teaching 2nd-3rd grade with Marianne McWhirter, she read aloud from Eugenie Clark: The painting style was enjoyable, with a breathtaking use of watercolor pointillism on some pages. Some of these pages are so filled with small animals and objects that it is easy to get lost in the frame and sit just looking. I wish she had carried this emphasis on the wide horizontal panorama through the entire book.

WHen she switches to a new layout with the text down the vertical side, I think it cuts the proportions too closely and the images aren't as inviting. Out of the last three spreads, the two that get narrowed down are the ones I wish were panoramic, and the one that is panoramic isn't as interesting to look at.

Jan 19, Lu Benke rated it liked it Shelves: I feel like I have just met the Rachel Carson of the latter part of the 20th century. Interesting format for a biography of Sylvia Earle with illustrations that seem like they are telling a picture book story rather than a life story.

I remembering really enjoying Nivola's Orani: My Father's Village for that same sense that there is more story behind the pictures than the text can tell. As is becoming more typical, the Author's Note goes on to tell more about Earle's activism in speaking out for I feel like I have just met the Rachel Carson of the latter part of the 20th century. As is becoming more typical, the Author's Note goes on to tell more about Earle's activism in speaking out for the protection of oceans. Those final two pages seemed aimed at an adult audience and were so full of problems that need to be addressed, that I felt like they deserved their own book.

View all 3 comments. Dec 06, Christine Turner rated it really liked it Shelves: Feb 01, Courtney Barter rated it liked it Shelves: I consider this book appropriate for 2nd grade.

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There is quite a bit of text throughout the book, but there are also a lot of illustrations. This book explains Sylvia Earle's life as a child and as an oceanographer. Very interesting and easy for children to understand! Mar 19, Donalyn rated it it was amazing Shelves: Gorgeous biography of Sylvia Earle, the renowned oceanographer. Don't skip the fascinating author's note. Sep 26, Adrienne Pettinelli added it Shelves: This book and Earle's life are inspiring.

I particularly love the detail of the illustrations here. Nov 28, Carrie Gelson rated it really liked it Shelves: Gorgeous picture book about the life of Sylvia Earle. Inspiring and full of learning. A great read aloud for upper primary or an independent read for intermediate students.

Apr 08, Pam rated it liked it Shelves: Adequate but not exceptional is my rating. The subtitle, "The story of oceanographer Sylvia Earle", leads me to think the author considers this a biography but the text is missing so much information. Is Sylvia Earle still alive?

When did she do this work? Biographies need to include basic information about the person for example; when and where were they born, where did they live, who was their family, who did they work for, when did they die? Nivola left most of these d Adequate but not exceptional is my rating.

Nivola left most of these details out. Isn't it important that we teach children how to write biographies and have books that follow the basic guidelines. Yes, I agree the book has great illustrations, and it provides information about an interesting career but even that is very lopsided as it leaves out all the work Earle must have done at her desk and in her lab. I do not understand the great ratings this book has gotten! Apr 23, Sarah Fink rated it it was amazing Shelves: This book is a biography of Sylvia Earle.

It starts off from just when she was a young girl, even her parents knew what her true calling was. The book talks about how Sylvia grew up and how she experienced things for the first time.. Apr 25, Bethany rated it liked it Shelves: