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The 3 best ocean books for toddlers, as selected by a very ocean-savvy toddler

Posted on September 7, 2017 By Andrew Thaler
Reviews and Interviews

It’s been almost exactly a year since I selected the 5 best baby books to launch your child’s ocean education. Since then, our expert judge has gotten a bit more discerning and a lot more opinionated. As a family of marine scientists, our massive library of ocean-themed children’s books, some amazing, some not-so-amazing, seems to grow exponentially.

After critical review by two PhDs in Marine Science and Conservation and one very perspicacious toddler, for both scientific accuracy and pure delightfulness, here are our top 3 children’s books to get your toddler thinking about the ocean.

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Monday Morning Salvage: December 26, 2016

Posted on December 26, 2016December 25, 2016 By Andrew Thaler
Weekly Salvage

Welcome back! We missed a week while I was traveling across the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands and Guam, so dig in and enjoy!

Flotsam (what we’re obsessed with right now)

  • The Mariana Trench!

The Mariana Trench Monument

  • It’s the deepest place on the planet and we’ve been all hands on deck sharing the latest science from the bottom of the ocean with our friends in Saipan, Tinian, Rota, and Guam. Check out our expedition on OpenExplorer for a blow by blow of the 12-day adventure. Visit the Friends of the Mariana Trench Marine National Monument Facebook page for more exciting stories from the field. We even got some nice coverage in the local press: Marine scientists talks about Marianas Trench at Rotary and Marianas Trench Marine National Monument to be discussed on ‘Your Humanities Half-Hour’.
  • The Guam Daily Post has my favorite coverage of this adventure: With the help of a tiny robot, scientists deepen support for a Mariana Trench sanctuary.

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Release the Kraken! Fleet now available in paperback!

Posted on December 6, 2013December 13, 2013 By Andrew Thaler
Popular Culture

Are you ready to join the crew of Miss Amy? Come explore a future ocean in my maritime science fiction adventure! Fleet: The Complete Collection (Amazon eBook) Fleet: The Complete Collection (Amazon paperback) Fleet: The Complete Collection (Createspace paperback)  

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