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Sea Soup: Zooplankton
Mary M. Cerullo

Tilbury House Publishers, 2001

A teaspoon of sea water can hold a soupy serving of a million zooplankton! These tiny animals often look like weird life forms from outer space or larger animals such as jellyfish. In this newest volume (another volume: Sea Soup: Phytoplankton was published in December 1999), Mary Cerullos text answers intriguing questions about these tiny animals that have shaped our world, while Bill Curtsingers extraordinary photomicroscopy serves up ...

The Truth About Great White Sharks (Truth About)

1 review
Mary M. Cerullo

Chronicle Books, 2000

Scary book--not for kids
Well, I bought this book for my sister in order to help her get over her fear of sharks. From some of the reviews, it looked like this book would debunk the myths and illustrate the shark as one of God's innocent creatures. In fact, she had nightmares the first night, after opening the book and turning directly to a picture of a man with 4,000 stitches. She was equally gripped by the even ...

Sharks: Challengers of the Deep (Invitations to Literacy)
Mary M. Cerullo

Houghton Mifflin Company, 1995

Provides an in-depth, fact-filled look at the infamous creature of the sea and discusses the causes of shark attacks, uses of sharks, and the threats to the survival of these fish.

Sea Soup: Phytoplankton
Mary M. Cerullo

Tilbury House Publishers, 1999

A teaspoon of sea water can hold a soupy serving of a million phytoplankton! These tiny floating plants come in thousands of amazing variations. Invisible to the naked eye, phytoplankton are the source of our atmosphere, our climate, our ocean food chain, much of our oil supply, and more. Theyre also food for zooplankton, tiny animals that often look like weird life forms from outer space. In this volume (another volume: Sea Soup: ...

Dolphins: What They Can Teach Us: What They Can Teach Us

4 reviews
Mary M. Cerullo

Dutton Juvenile, 1999

amazing.
That samar girl is a genious even though Mother Theresa needs to read to her.My mom dosen't let me read books, but I snuck this one b/c I really wanted to learn how to talk with dolphins.Sssshhh!! Don't tell her though! Anways, this book is one of the best ones I have ever read in my whole entire life.It's touched my soul, and I cried during some of it. So what if I have no more friends, I can ...

Reading the Environment: Children's Literature in the Science Classroom
Mary M. Cerullo

Heinemann, 1997

This book should be within arm's reach of every elementary teacher, librarian, and administrator, for it is a treasure chest filled with invaluable insights, references, and suggestions. - Science and Children How would you rather learn about the rock cycle: from a textbook or from Joanna Cole's The Magic School Bus ? Most students would vote for Joanna Cole's book or any number of other trade books whose authors know how to make science ...

The Octopus: Phantom of the Sea

1 review
Mary M. Cerullo

Dutton Juvenile, 1997

One ofthe best books for people who want to chip the iceburg
Very impressive. This is a great begginers book it got me into sea creatures!

The Truth About Dangerous Sea Creatures (The Truth About...)

1 review
Mary M. Cerullo

Chronicle Books, 2008

Highly Educational!
As a homeschooler I'm always on the lookout for educational, interesting and enjoyable books that we will read more than once to add to our collection. This book fits the bill for us. The pictures are close-ups of interesting and feared animals of the ocean that we will probably never see in real life. Very vibrant and captivating! Many of the pictures include divers next to the animals for ...

Coral Reef: A City that Never Sleeps

1 review
Mary M. Cerullo

Dutton Juvenile, 1996

A great guide for future dive enthusiasts!
As a diver, I am asked to speak to elementary schools on my experiences under the water. I found this book, full of wonderful pictures and easy to understand explanations of the coral reef, to be a great guide to suggest to the teachers prior to my visit. They have found the book to be a great guide in teaching their students about the coral reef. It also prepares them for my visit and ...

Life Under Ice
Mary M. Cerullo

Tilbury House Publishers, 2005

Marine photographer Bill Curtsinger has returned to Antarctica a number of times to photograph the animals and plants that survive in the icy, ice-capped waters at the end of the earth. Mary Cerullo shares his story with us, telling what it's like to start a diving trip by cutting a hole in ice eight to ten feet thick, then diving into the chilly depths with the light shining through your entry hole the only beacon to your escape route. ...

Sea Secrets: Tiny Clues to a Big Mystery
Mary M. Cerullo

Moonlight Publishing, LLC, 2009

Journey across the Pacific Ocean and investigate the mystery connecting three different animals from the California Current to the polar waters west of the Antarctic Peninsula. Become an ocean detective and discover the connection between a seabird, whale, and a penguin; and maybe you'll uncover the sea secret that links them all. This book invites young readers to explore ocean ecosystems and their food webs. Field sketches, watercolors, and ...

Sea Soup
Mary M./ Curtsinger, Bill (PHT)/ Curtsinger, Bill (ILT) Cerullo

Tilbury House Pub, 2000

The Truth About Great White Sharks
Mary M./ Rotman, Jeffrey L. (PHT)/ Wertz, Michael (ILT)/ Rotman, Jeffrey L. (ILT) Cerullo

Chronicle Books Llc, 2000

Dolphins ~ What They Can Teach Us
Mary M. Cerullo

Scholastic, 2000

Chaptures include knowledge, survival, communication, dolphin family life, how dolphins help humans and how humans can help dolphins. Go to the Florida Keys and spend time with dolphins at the Dolphin Research Center on Grassy Key. Enjoy all the photographs. Great for kids.

Life Under Ice
Mary M./ Curtsinger, Bill (PHT)/ Curtsinger, Bill (ILT) Cerullo

Tilbury House Pub, 2003

Sea Turtles
Mary M./ Rotman, Jeffrey L. (ILT) Cerullo

Penguin Group USA, 2003

Sea Turtles: Ocean Nomads

3 reviews
Mary M. Cerullo

Dutton Juvenile, 2003

sea turtles ocean nomads
I think the story was educating for people who like to know what lives in the underwater life and about sea turtles.Conflict:explorers and divers are serching for an answer on how sea turtles live.Rising acion:they used tools to go down ''sea turtles cave''which was infested with sea turtle bones.Climax:divers took the bones to check how many pounds the largest sea turtle was.Outcome:workers ...

Lobsters: Gangsters of the Sea
Mary M. Cerullo

Dutton Juvenile, 1994

The creators of Sharks: Challengers of the Deep demonstrate the life of the curious, combative lobster, which steals its home and its food whenever possible.

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