Wonders of the Ocean Realm

by Tricia Goyer, Sherri Seligson, Vlad Stankovic (Illustrator)

Overview

Dive into the depths of the ocean and embark on a faith and science adventure through five fact-packed short stories of marine life for ages 8 to 12.

From the sun-soaked tidepools of Hawaii to the wide expanse of the Atlantic waters, discover the wonders awaiting you in the ocean realm. Meet Astrid, the vibrant multi-colored sea star, Maximus, a powerful peacock mantis shrimp, Dexter, a clever mimic octopus, Wendell a massive humpback whale, and Luna, a mysterious deep-sea anglerfish. Journey through their realistic, captivating tales in five short stories where readers explore each ocean creature’s life cycle, habits, and environment. Plus, enjoy fascinating scientific truths about God’s incredible underwater world!

Features include:

• Stunning, full-color interior artwork on every page.
• Five realistic stories of sea creatures life and life cycle.
• Ocean Notions—brief science facts explaining each creature’s habitat, body, or abilities.
• Undersea Understanding—short section highlighting God’s intentional design for creation
• Deep-Sea Dive—A one-page life application that emphasizes the spiritual truths or faith theme highlighted in the creature’s story. Includes “Going Deeper” reflection questions.
• An illustrated table of contents depicting each creature at its ocean depth.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781496486462
Publisher:	Tyndale House Publishers
Publication date:	01/07/2025
Series:	Marvels of the Wild
Pages:	176
Product dimensions:	8.90(w) x 6.00(h) x 0.50(d)
Age Range:	8 - 12 Years

What People are Saying About This

Deborah Wuehler

Putting these two superstar authors (Goyer and Seligson) together has created a mega-star production in Wonders of the Ocean Realm. What a treasure I found as I opened the pages and was met by all the details children love in a fact-filled documentary of their favorite ocean creatures, but written in a story-telling and compelling manner. I was drawn in immediately. The amazing illustrations were the glue that bound this whole tale together in a delightful way. Visually appealing, textually compelling, but for me the best part of the book was how the Creator of all that exists is woven into every page. It makes you consider the earth and all that is in it, the seas and all that are in them, and how the LORD created and preserves all of them, causing me to pause in worship (Nehemiah 9:6). This may have been written with young readers in mind, but this old reader loved the details of each creature (their intentional created design), the schoolish factual parts (their habitats and instincts), and the God-centered storyline. When learning new science concepts feels like story time and sounds like Bible time, it wins all around. I can’t wait to share little Astrid the sea star, Maximus the mantis shrimp, and several other new sea friends to my grandchildren and am looking forward to sharing this new resource with all my homeschool families and friends.