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Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Jules VerneSphere by Michael CrichtonThe Dragon Dreamer by J.S. BurkeMeg by Steve AltenDragon Lightning by J.S. Burke
Oceanic/marine science fiction
168 books — 274 voters
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Jules VerneTreasure Island by Robert Louis StevensonThe Old Man and the Sea by Ernest HemingwayLife of Pi by Yann MartelThe Perfect Storm by Sebastian Junger
Oceans, Water, Ice
719 books — 173 voters

Treasure Island by Robert Louis StevensonMoby-Dick or, The Whale by Herman MelvilleTwenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Jules VerneMaster & Commander by Patrick O'BrianTwo Years Before the Mast by Richard Henry Dana Jr.
Maritime Classics
277 books — 97 voters
The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle by AviThe Beast of Cretacea by Todd StrasserBloody Jack by L.A. MeyerPirates! by Celia ReesBoston Jane by Jennifer L. Holm
Seafaring Middle Graders
162 books — 49 voters

The Edge of the Sea by Rachel CarsonThe Soul of an Octopus by Sy MontgomeryLongitude by Dava SobelPoseidon's Steed The Story of Seahorses, from Myth to Reality by Helen ScalesSpirals in Time by Helen Scales
Natural History of the Seashore for Adults
163 books — 36 voters
Master & Commander by Patrick O'BrianThe Sea Child by Linda WilgusFrenchman's Creek by Daphne du MaurierMr. Midshipman Hornblower by C.S. ForesterMoby-Dick by Herman Melville
Nautical Historical Fiction
131 books — 29 voters

The Dragon Dreamer by J.S. BurkeDeath at SeaWorld by David KirbyVoyage of the Turtle by Carl SafinaThe Soul of an Octopus by Sy MontgomeryVoices in the Ocean by Susan Casey
Marine biology reads
209 books — 25 voters
Coral Reefs by Maris WicksThe Sound of the Sea by Cynthia BarnettOceans by Simon HollandRemarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van PeltEarth's Incredible Oceans by Jess French
Celebrate National Oceans Month! (USA)
271 books — 10 voters

Tegenvoeters, een reis door Australië by Bill BrysonLoose on the Landscape by Joel Everett HardingVolcanic Adventures in Tonga by Ann GöthFinding Elevation by Lisa ThompsonImmersed in West Africa by Terry Lister
Non-Fiction Books to Read Before your Next Adventure
30 books — 8 voters
Where's Rodney? by Carmen BoganThe Vast Wonder of the World by Mélina MangalThank Fall by Ciara L. HillThank Fall by Ciara L. HillOver and Under the Snow by Kate Messner
Picture Books About Nature by African-Americans
30 books — 8 voters

Zoo by James PattersonHollow Kingdom by Kira Jane BuxtonThe Council of Animals by Nick McDonellMort(e) by Robert RepinoAnimal Farm by George Orwell
Fictional Apocalypses: The World's End From Nature
100 books — 4 voters
Under Water by Claire WalshGuidance to Death by Daniel V. Meier Jr.
Authologie's Promptastic YEAR ONE Prompt 12 - Amphibian
2 books — 2 voters

Part of Your World by Liz BraswellThe Outcasts by John FlanaganDaughter of the Deep by Lina C. AmaregoSong of the Current by Sarah TolcserCrown of Coral and Pearl by Mara Rutherford
2022 YA Summer Reading
12 books — 1 voter
The Attacking Ocean by Brian M. FaganThe Water Will Come by Jeff GoodellRising Seas by Keltie ThomasCharleston by Susan CrawfordDisposable City by Mario Alejandro Ariza
Sea level rise - climate adaptation in coastal areas
18 books — 1 voter

The History of Bees by Maja LundeThe Book of Dave by Will SelfWild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghyThe Last Children of Tokyo by Yōko TawadaDown in the Sea of Angels by Khan Wong
Fictional Apocalypses: The World's End From Nature Part II
18 books — 1 voter

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