Learning about the ocean and the animals that live in it is so much fun, and there are so many great activities and books you can use. Here are 20 of our favorite ocean books for kids!
20 Ocean Books for Kids
With these beautiful children’s books, your kids will have hours of fun learning about the ocean and the animals that call it home. You will find titles for preschool through middle school!
Do your children love to learn about sharks, or are they fascinated with the beautiful fish that live in the ocean? Do you have a trip to the beach planned, or are you working on an ocean unit? These books are a perfect fit!
There are gorgeous picture books, fascinating chapter books, and plenty of both fiction and nonfiction titles. You can use them to extend a study or put them in a morning basket for your children to discover.
Many of these books also make great picks for a family read aloud!
Over in the Ocean: In a Coral Reef
The Magic School Bus on the Ocean Floor
Seashells, Crabs, and Sea Stars
The Three Little Fish and the Big Bad Shark
There are so many fun ways you can use these books. You can introduce your children to poetry or use the illustrations as an art project. You can even let them pick their favorite animals from these books and observe them at the zoo. What a great field trip!
However you choose to use them, have fun learning about the ocean and all its wonders with your children!
