salmon

Photographs and text examine the life cycle of salmon, describing their unique abilities and characteristics, habitats, and related topics.

Investigates what the author calls a growing crisis in marine and ocean ecosystems, namely being the outbreak of infectious diseases among species that could potentially cause mass die-offs from the ocean floor up to the surface as well as in lives of species on land. Discusses how sewage dumping, drifting plastic, global warming, and unregulated aquaculture are contributing to these deadly marine infections.

Describes the efforts of the Jackson Elementary School in Everett, Washington, to clean up a nearby stream, stock it with salmon, and preserve it as an unpolluted place where the salmon could return to spawn.

Text and photographs look at the life cycle of a salmon.

Simon, who wants to catch a salmon, finally realizes his wish when he discovers a silver salmon trapped in a clam hole, but he decides the fish is too beautiful to die and finds a way to return the creature to the sea.

Explores the histories of salmon, sea bass, cod, and tuna, describing how their numbers are decreasing in the wild and how higher levels of PCBs and mercury are being found in seafood, and discussing efforts to regain the oceans for healthy and sustainable food sources.

Teaches young readers about the migration of salmon, covering why and when they migrate, how far they migrate, and where they migrate.

Salmon live for years in the ocean, but only reproduce once. They swim up the river where they were born, spawn, and then typically die. This approach to reproduction offers unique advantages and challenges. Kids will learn about the amazing ability of these fish to return to their breeding grounds, and how the life cycle of the salmon ensures continuity of the species. Full-Color Photographs, Glossary, Index, Pronunciation Guide.

The Magic School Bus turns into a giant salmon and takes them on an incredible journey upstream.

A look at a common food chain in the Pacific Ocean, introducing the plankton that starts the chain, the killer whale that sits atop the chain, and various animals in between.