Imagine dancing with an octopus, looking into the jaws of a great white shark, accidentally annoying an aggressive Humboldt squid, or tracking Adelie penguins across the Antarctic landscape.
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New in 2024: Tiny Titans: The Big Story of Plankton
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Find out why we call them Superheroes. Many of the ocean’s smallest creatures have some amazing traits that could match those of Marvel Superheroes. These (mostly) tiny plants and animals use powers like speed, invisibility, endurance, and shapeshifting, to transform light into energy, feed the ocean food web, help us to breathe, and cool the planet. But despite all the good they do, there are a few plankton supervillains as well!
Dive in with Mary M. Cerullo, children’s author 