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Text copyright 2018 Ann Eriksson
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical,including photocopying, recording or by any information storage and retrieval system now known or to be invented, without permission in writing from the publisher.
Library and Archives Canada Cataloguing in Publication
Eriksson, Ann, 1956, author
Dive in! : exploring our connection with the ocean / Ann Eriksson.
(Orca footprints)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Issued in print and electronic formats.
isbn 978-1-4598-1586-5 (hardcover).isbn 978-1-4598-1587-2 (pdf).
isbn 978-1-4598-1588-9 (epub)
1. OceanJuvenile literature. 2. OceanographyJuvenile
literature. I. Title. II. Series: Orca footprints
gc21.5.e75 2018 j551.46 c2017-907684-1
c2017-907685-x
First published in the United States, 2018
Library of Congress Control Number: 2018933740
Summary: Part of the nonfiction Orca Footprints series for middle readers, with color photographs throughout. Find out why the ocean matters, why it is an amazing place and what you can do to keep it that way.
Orca Book Publishers is dedicated to preserving the environment and has printed this book on Forest Stewardship Council certified paper.
Orca Book Publishers gratefully acknowledges the support for its publishing programs provided by the following agencies: the Government of Canada through the Canada Book Fund and the Canada Council for the Arts, and the Province of British Columbia through the BC Arts Council and the Book Publishing Tax Credit.
The author and publisher have made every effort to ensure that the information in this book was correct at the time of publication. The author and publisher do not assume any liability for any loss, damage, or disruption caused by errors or omissions. Every effort has been made to trace copyright holders and to obtain their permission for the use of copyrighted material. The publisher apologizes for any errors or omissions and would be grateful if notified of any corrections that should be incorporated in future reprints or editions of this book.
Cover images: Getty Images, Shutterstock.com
Back cover images (top left to right): iStock.com, Kelly Bannister, iStock.com; (bottom left to right): Getty Images, iStock.com, washedashore.org
Edited by Sarah N. Harvey
Design and production by Teresa Bubela and Jenn Playford
Ebook by Bright Wing Books (www.brightwing.ca)
ORCA BOOK PUBLISHERS
www.orcabook.com
A n ocean of people helped make this book possible.A tidal wave of thanks to Ruth Linka for inviting me to write it, Sarah Harvey for graciously piloting it along, and Jenn Playford and the rest of the pod at Orca Book Publishers for transforming it from words on a page to a work of art. Ill be forever grateful for the valuable comments from Nikki Wright, Andy Lamb, Karen Hunter, Vicki Walker, Sage Kuzminski, Gwynneth Tansey, Samaya Tansey, Colin Young, Trevor Murdock and Ed Wiebe. Many thanks to the crew of fantastic photographers who contributed so much color and life to this book.
Hestermann, Bethanie, and Josh Hestermann. Marine Science for Kids: Exploring and Protecting Our Watery World. Chicago: Chicago Review Press, 2017.
Mulder, Michelle. Every Last Drop: Bringing Clean Water Home. Victoria, BC: Orca Book Publishers, 2014.
Mulder, Michelle. Trash Talk: Moving Toward a Zero-Waste World. Victoria, BC: Orca Book Publishers, 2015.
Dive and Discover: Expeditions to the Sea Floor:
www.divediscover.whoi.edu
Earth Guardians: www.earthguardians.org
Five Gyres (plastic pollution): www.5gyres.org
Kids Ocean Day: www.kidsoceanday.org
Millennium Kids Inc: www.millenniumkids.com.au
Monterey Bay Aquarium: www.montereybayaquarium.org
Ocean Conservancy/International Coastal Cleanup:
www.oceanconservancy.org
Ocean Crusaders: oceancrusaders.org
Ocean Keepers: www.davidsuzuki.org
Ocean Networks Canada: www.oceannetworks.ca
Ocean Optimism: www.oceanoptimism.org
Ocean Portal (Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History): ocean.si.edu
People-Powered Research (Zoonisphere): www.zooniverse.org
Plankton Portal: www.planktonportal.org
Seafood Watch: www.seafoodwatch.org
Surfrider: www.surfrider.org
Sylvia Earle Alliance/Mission Blue: www.mission-blue.org
Teens 4 Oceans: teens4oceans.org
The Terramar Project and Global Ocean TV: theterramarproject.org
Toxic Ten Pocket Guide (Environmental Defence): environmentaldefence.ca/report/the-toxic-ten-pocket-guide
Vancouver Aquarium and Ocean Wise: www.vanaqua.org
World Oceans Day: www.worldoceansday.org
Links to external resources are for personal and/or educational use only and are provided in good faith without any express or implied warranty. There is no guarantee given as to the accuracy or currency of any individual item. Orca Book Publishers provides links as a service to readers. This does not imply any endorsement by Orca Book Publishers of any of the content accessed through these links.
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