Sylvia Earle fell in love with the ocean as a little girl on the New Jersey shore, and she never really came back up. She has spent thousands of hours underwater - living in an undersea lab for weeks at a time, walking the sea floor deeper than anyone had before, and becoming the first woman to serve as chief scientist of NOAA.
Her friends call her "Her Deepness," and she is still out there today asking all of us to protect our oceans and the creatures who live there.
Claire Nivola's watercolors make this book a joy to read aloud, and it is a beautiful way to honor this amazing environmental leader for her birthday, which was August 30th!
Grab a copy at your library and read it with us this month, or check out our Bioluminescence Lesson Plan to explore her work and our oceans! 🌊📚