Sea Lions

Sea Lions
Author: Kate Riggs
Publisher: The Creative Company
Total Pages: 28
Release: 2022-03-16
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1640007490

Meet the amazing sea lion! Introduce elementary kids to these marine mammals and their ocean lives. Long bodies, fancy flippers, and thick skin help these sea creatures swim with speed and agility. Readers explore the features, habitats, and behaviors of sea lions, including pup raising and colony life, all with STEM-appropriate text and gorgeous photography. An end folk tale from Japan tells why fishers respect these animals.

Astro

Astro
Author: Jeanne Walker Harvey
Publisher: Arbordale Publishing
Total Pages: 19
Release: 2010-01-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1607180766

After Astro, an orphaned Steller sea lion, was rescued by scientists at The Marine Mammal Center in Sausalito, California, his attachment to people made him unable to be returned to the ocean and he now lives at the Mystic Aquarium in Connecticut.

Sea Lions in the Parking Lot

Sea Lions in the Parking Lot
Author: Lenora Todaro
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2021-10-05
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1662650493

What would happen if people all around the world stayed inside, away from animals' habitats? Twelve fascinating real-life stories of creatures around the globe who reclaimed their habitat during the COVID-19 quarantine show animal lovers and aspiring citizen scientists how to help wildlife by fighting habitat loss. A Junior Library Guild selection. With the skies, roads, and waterways clear and quiet during the COVID-19 pandemic, the natural world seemed to return to an earlier, wilder state. Animals crossed boundaries that people had set over centuries, reclaiming ancient habitats. From sea lions who clambered into a parking lot in Argentina to deer who wandered in a Japanese subway to lions lounging in the middle of South African roads to kangaroos who bounced through a shopping district in Australia, this thoroughly researched, stunningly illustrated book tells the stories of these newly footloose creatures -- and describes what the COVID-19 "pause" taught scientists about how ecosystems and wildlife can rebound if the right environmental conditions are achieved.

San Francisco's Famous Sea Lions

San Francisco's Famous Sea Lions
Author: Kat Shehata
Publisher: Angel Bea Publishing
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2003-04
Genre: San Francisco (Calif.)
ISBN: 9780971784307

Tells the story of the colony of sea lions which live at San Francisco's Pier 39, and efforts to protect them.

Seal or Sea Lion?

Seal or Sea Lion?
Author: Rob Ryndak
Publisher: Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP
Total Pages: 26
Release: 2015-07-15
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1482427265

What’s the difference between a seal and a sea lion? These “second cousins” of the sea look similar, but there are many ways to tell these creatures apart. From ear shape to the noises they make to communicate, seals and sea lions are amazing creatures with both shared features and many truly unique attributes. They both share an ocean habitat, but when readers take a closer look, it’s easy to discover how they each fight off predators, mate, and raise their young in different ways. Captivating full-color photographs help to bring these marvelous mammals to vivid life.

Sea Lions in the Navy

Sea Lions in the Navy
Author: Meish Goldish
Publisher: Bearport Publishing
Total Pages: 29
Release: 2012-01-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1617724505

Explores how sea lions help the Navy, discusses why they are used to retrieve military equipment from the ocean, and describes their training.

Amazing Animals: Sea Lions

Amazing Animals: Sea Lions
Author: Kate Riggs
Publisher: Creative Paperbacks
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2014-08-19
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9780898129281

A basic exploration of the appearance, behavior, and habitat of sea lions, oceanic mammals related to seals. Also included is a story from folklore explaining why Japanese fishers respected sea lions. From humpbacked camels to drumming woodpeckers, and from fast-flying hummingbirds to slow-moving tortoises, the world of animals is wonderfully diverse. This popular and newly expanded series continues traveling the planet to study these and other fascinating animals. Beautiful photos are paired with accessible text to examine the featured creature's appearance, habitat, behaviors, and life cycle. Each book also presents a folk story that people have used to help explain the animal's appearance or behavior.

Olivia and the Sea Lions

Olivia and the Sea Lions
Author:
Publisher: Turtleback Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2013-05-21
Genre:
ISBN: 9780606320696

Olivia can't wait to meet the sea lions at the aquariumNbut waiting is exactly what she'll have to do, in this storybook that comes with 25 splashy stickers featuring favorite characters and underwater creatures. Full color. Consumable.

The Sea Lion's Friend

The Sea Lion's Friend
Author: Ed Shankman
Publisher: Commonwealth Editions
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2016-11-22
Genre: Sea lions
ISBN: 9781938700392

The Sea Lion's Friend: is Ed Shankman and Dave O'Neill's seventh collaboration. It's the tale of an unlikely friendship between a sea lion and a sea gull, two inseparable buddies who do all kinds of fun things together. Readers will be touched by this tale of best friendship. And with a sea lion and a sea gull, as with us humans, it's their similarities, rather than their differences, that unite them. As with all Shankman & O'Neill books, the bouncing, Seussian rhymes and colorful illustrations make this a story to read again and again!.