Finbo the whale loves playing hide and seek, but he always loses. He is different from all the other fish, he is much bigger than them.  An endearingly cute story about learning values, the importance of appreciating differences, and avoiding peer pressure, and as a bonus there are some fun facts about whales. This book is highly …

A Fish with a Wish – If you only had one wish to make, would you change your life, or would you change someone else’s? Can a Goldfish find happiness in his dreary surroundings? Trapped in a tiny glass tank, a miserable goldfish makes it perfectly clear how disappointed he is with life. A series …

Three-P – an unsuspecting fairy penguin adventurer, musketeer, and hero. Three-P fights peer pressure and prejudice, but follows his heart and in doing so learns the value of friendship, and how to be a real hero. By: Nick Creech Sample Page from Three-P: The word flew around Mickleburrow like a school of pilchards exploding before a hungry …

All About Seals – A non-fiction book about seals, aimed at 5-7 year olds (Grade 1-2), including lots of facts about seals and sea lions and some very cute photos. This book is open source and is available for free distribution under the Creative Commons Attribution Share Alike License. By: Zehnya Bruckert and Danielle Bruckert   …

Uncovering Earth’s Secrets – A book about oceanic research, featuring the research ship JOIDES Resolution, written in rhyme with beautiful illustrations. This nonfiction eBook was written for us by award-winning children’s author Kevin Kurtz (http://kevinkurtz.homestead.com) and illustrated by award-winning illustrator Alice Feagan (http://alicefeagan.com). It is written for children and classrooms in grades 1 to 4. …

Where Wild Microbes Grow – An educational rhyming picture book about discoveries on the seafloor, based on the expeditions of the vessel JOIDES Resolution. A fun way to interest young children in oceanic research. Written by award-winning children’s author Kevin Kurtz and illustrated by award-winning illustrator Alice Feagan. The eBook was created through a National Science …

Fish out of Water – A simple rhyming book with colourful childlike pictures of fish doing lots of extraordinary things. Suitable for very small children or for those learning to read.     Text from Fish out of Water red fish weird fish blue fish new fish fish in a boat fish can float (fish …

In Zenya’s Trip, a little girl Zenya details an account of a family trip to Cape Cross Seal Colony. The book includes facts about Namibia, and about seals, including a non-fiction section at the end. The text in this book is designed as an experiment for new and struggling readers and those with dyslexia. It …

Penguins – A non-fiction book all about penguins, including review questions and a drawing task. Another great creative commons book from Open Equal Free, categorised by OEF as Level 3. By: Aleyna La Croix, Michael A. Jones, Hannah Bradley and Chelsea E. Hall       See more of these books below    

An early non-fiction book for younger children about the fascinating topic of sea stars. In the beautiful photos we can see so many pretty colours of these beautiful star shaped creatures, and short text is perfect to introduce new science and nature topics to younger children. A great follow up book for an outing to the aquarium …