Chesapeake Bay -- Juvenile Bibilography

Welcome to the Internet School Library Media Center, a meta-site for librarians, teachers, parents and students to preview Internet based materials. This page is a bibliography of books and some nonbook materials which are relevant to study of the Chesapeake Bay, one of our greatest national assets. For more information on the Chesapeake Bay, use the search function. For librarians, information is provided to sources of professional reviews of books. Sources of materials include Amazon Book Company, Follett's TITLEWAVE, Eisenhower National Clearinghouse, and California Instructional Media Clearinghouse.

[Picture Books/Fiction] [Nonfiction]

Picture Books/Fiction

Byron, Gilbert. Chesapeake Duke. Illustrated by Jack Lewis. Cambridge, Md.: Tidewater Publishers, 1975. Fiction, 163p.
The adventures of two boys and a dog in a small river town on the eastern shore of the Chesapeake Bay in the early twentieth century.

Clearman, Deborah. The Goose's Tale. Boston: Whispering Coyote Press, 1996. Grades K-3. Fiction

One winter in a marsh near their home close to the Chesapeake Bay, a brother and sister find a Canada goose decoy that comes to life and shares her sad story with them.

Cummings, Priscilla. Chadwick and the Garplegrungen. Illustrated by A. R. Cohen. Tidewater Pub., 1987. Picture book/fiction. Ages 4-8

A crab leaves his home at the National Aquarium in Baltimore to help clean up the pollution in the Chesapeake Bay which is threatening the lives of his animal friends.

Cummings, Priscilla. Chadwick Forever. Illustrated by A. R. Cohen. Tidewater Pub.: 1993. Picture book/fiction. Ages 4-8

Review at Amazon

Cummings, Priscilla. Chadwick the Crab. Illustrated by A. R. Cohen. Tidewater Pub.: 1986. Ages 9-12. Fiction.

Chadwick, a Chesapeake Bay Crab, yearns for adventure and finds it in a most dangerous form, prompting the birds and marine animals who share the Bay to come to his rescue on the mainland. Review at Barnes & Noble

Cummings, Priscilla. Chadwick's Wedding. Illustrated by A. R. Cohen. Tidewater Pub.: 1989. Picture book/fiction. Baby-preschool

Cummings, Priscilla. Sid and Sal's Famous Channel Marker Diner. Illustrated by A. R. Cohen. Tidewater Pub.: 1991. Ages 9-12. 30p.

Two ospreys find a new home and open a restaurant on a channel marker in the Chesapeake Bay. Review available at Amazon

Ethier, Roger. Chesapeake Bay Goose Music. Illustrated by Denise McDonald. Mt. Vernon, VA: Folklore Press, 1995; Bethesda, MD: Cutting Corporation, 1998. 1 sound cassette. Fiction.

Heart-warming story of the rescue of a wounded goose by three children during a snow storm. Based on folklore. Readers' reviews at Barnes & Noble.

Ethier, Roger. The Happiest Place on Earth; A True Story for Kids of All Ages. Mt. Vernon, VA: Folklore Press, 1996, 1994. Goosemusic Series. Fiction, 61p.

Gillerlain, Gayle. The Reverend Thomas's False Teeth. Illustrated by Dena Schutzer. Bridgewater Books, 1994. Ages 4-8. Easy/Fiction.

On his way to have dinner with Gracie and her family, the preacher loses his teeth in the Chesapeake Bay. Review sources at Follett's TITLEWAVE

Henry, Christina. Sam, the Tale of a Chesapeake Bay Rockfish. Centreville, Md.: Tidewater Publishers, 1997. Picture book, fiction. Ages 4-8.

Sam, a Chesapeake Bay rockfish that has grown big and fat feasting off the morsels thrown to him from the deck of a bayside restaurant, gets himself stuck in a bottle at the bottom of the bay, and finds himself in even bigger trouble when the bottle is hauled aboard a fishing boat. Review sources at Follett's TITLEWAVE

Hollenbeck, Kathleen M. Dancing on the Sand; A Story of an Atlantic Blue Crab. Norwalk, Conn.: Soundprints, 1999. Easy, fiction. Ages 4-8.

Blue Crab scuttles through the shallow waters of the Chesapeake Bay to find a mate, to molt, and to avoid predators while waiting for her eggs to hatch. "Smithsonian Oceanic Collection". Review sources available at Follett's TITLEWAVE

Lockhart, Lynne N. Rambling Raft. Tidewater Pub.: 1989. Ages 4-8. 30p.

The adventures of an inflatable raft which falls off a truck and has many adventures before it is returned to its rightful owner.

Meacham, Margaret. Oyster Moon. Illustrated by Marcy Dunn Ramsey. Tidewater Pub.: 1996. Young Adult. 112p.

Set in 1885 on Maryland's eastern shore of the Chesapeake Bay, a fourteen-year-old girl rescues her twin brother from the clutches of the cruel captain of an oyster dredge during the height of the Oyster Wars. Review sources at Follett's TITLEWAVE

Meacham, Margaret. The Secret of Heron Creek. Illustrated by Lynne N. Lockhart. Tidewater Pub.: 1991. All Ages. 136p.

Two ten-year-old boys befriend a sea monster living in the Chesapeake Bay and must ultimately defend her against a cruel, greedy man who wants to exploit her.

Mitchell, Barbara. Waterman's Child. Illustrated by Daniel San Souci. Lothrop Lee & Shepard, 1997. Ages 4-8.

Young Annie begins with her great grandmother and tells about her family's life as fishermen on Chesapeake Bay. Reviews at Amazon. Review sources t Follett's TITLEWAVE

Paterson, Katherine. Jacob Have I Loved. Reissue ed. Harper Trophy, 1990; Crowell, c1980; Prince Frederick, MD: Recorded Books, 1998. 4 sound cassettes + 1 book. Fiction. Young Adult. 244p.

Feeling deprived all her life of schooling, friends, mother, and even her name by her twin sister, Louise finally begins to find her identity. 1991 Newbery Medal. Reviews at Amazon

Sharpe, Susan. Waterman's Boy. Simon & Schuster, 1990. Fiction. Ages 9-12. 170p.

Two boys from a small town on the Chesapeake Bay help a scientist interested in cleaning up the water for the benefit of animals, plants and people. Reviews available at Amazon. Review sources at Follett's TITLEWAVE

Stearns, Carolyn. Where Did All the Water Go? Centreville, Md.: Tidewater Publishers, 1998. Picture book, fiction. Grades K-3

A young boy worries about the lack of water in the bay after a storm. Review sources at Follett's TITLEWAVE

Tunis, Edwin. Shaw's Fortune; The Picture Story of a Colonial Plantation. Cleveland: World Pub., 1966.

Yolen, Jane. All Those Secrets of the World. Illustrated by Leslie Baker. Little, Brown, 1991. Picture book/fiction

When four-year-old Janie's father goes off to war, the rest of the family moves to the grandparents' on the Chesapeake Bay , where Janie learns a secret of the world which helps her understand her father's long absence. Review sources at Follett's TITLEWAVE

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Nonfiction

The Amazing Adventures of Chessie the Manatee; Activities to Accompany the Play for Grades K-5. From Virginia Marine Science Museum. Ordering information at Eisenhower National Clearinghouse
Guide contains background information about the Chesapeake Bay estuary and a brief description of Chessie, a Florida Manatee. Grades K-5. Designed to accompany a puppet show presented at the Museum.

American Oyster. College Park, MD: University of Maryland Sea Grant Program, Marine Science Education Project, 1979. Grades 5-12

Series of small units for junior/middle schoolers. Mini-unit on American oyster in Maryland's Chesapeake Bay including teacher's guide, student activities and resource materials. Ordering information at Eisenhower National Clearinghouse

Amoriell, Amelia. Chesapeake Colors. Tidewater Pub., 1982. Nonfiction. All ages. 48p.

Brief articles with pictures to color introduce the natural history, history, recipes, and local color of the Chesapeake Bay region.

Bell, David Owen. Awesome Chesapeake; A Kids' Guide to the Bay. Illustrated by Marcy Dunn Ramsey. Centreville, Md.: Tidewater Publishers, 1994. Nonfiction, 41p. Ages 4-8.

Environmental issues, history of the plant, animal and human life of the Bay. Review available at Amazon Book Company. Review sources available at Follett's TITLEWAVE

Changing Chesapeake. Baltimore, MD: National Aquarium, 1991. Grades 4-8

Booklet provides activities and background information about the Chesapeake Bay area. Ordering information at Eisenhower National Clearinghouse

Chesapeake Bay; Introduction to an Ecosystem. Annapolis, MD: U. S. Environmental Protection Agency. Grades K-12.

Information about the restoration of the Chesapeake Bay Ecosystem. Ordering information from Eisenhower National Clearinghouse

Chessie; A Chesapeake Bay Story. [coloring book] Annapolis, MD: U. S. Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service, 1986. Grades K-6

A sea monster recites a poem describing the ecological damage to the Chesapeake Bay. Ordering information at Eisenhower National Clearinghouse

Creature Features; The Delicate Balance of Ecosystems. [Video] Baltimore, MD: Maryland State Department of Education, Division of Instructional Technology, 1991. Grades 4-8

Video with teacher's guide; part of a seven part series of five minute programs. Program one focuses on the interrelationships among animal communities and their habitats within the wetlands of the Chesapeake Bay. Ordering information at Eisenhower National Clearinghouse

Decision Making; The Chesapeake Bay. College Park, MD: University of Maryland Sea Grant College Program, 1985. Grades 10-12

Environmental curriculum unit exploring issues related to the Chesapeake Bay ecology, management, etc. Ordering information at Eisenhower National Clearinghouse

Destinations in Science. Menlo Park, Calif.: Addison-Wesley, 1995. 6 videocassettes + 6 video guides. Correlates with textbook series of same title

Series includes Grade 5. Appalachians (10 min.) & Grade 6 Chesapeake Bay
(9 min. 10 sec.)

Ecosystems. Field test ed. Washington, DC: National Science Resources Center. Science and Technology for Children Series. Grade 5.

Eight week unit . Science activities; uses Chesapeake Bay as a model ecosystem to explore human needs and impact on environment. Ordering information at Eisenhower National Clearinghouse.

Food Webs in an Estuary. College Park, MD: University of Maryland Sea Grant Program, Marine Science Education Project, 1979. Grades 7-12

Series of mini-units on marine science education; includes one mini-unit on the Chesapeake Bay...food chains, etc. Ordering information at Eisenhower National Clearinghouse

High School Biology; A Student Module. Towson, MA: Board of Education of Baltimore County, 1974. Grades 9-12.

Three part series of lab manuals on dissection of plants and animals, including Chesapeake Bay animal life. Ordering information at Eisenhower National Clearinghouse

Horton, Tom. An Island Out of Time; A Memoir of Smith Island in the Chesapeake. W. W. Norton, 1996. Adult. Nonfiction.

A memoir of the author's three years living with his family on Smith Island in Chesapeake Bay, presenting a portrait of the people who live and work in the isolated island community, and discussing the factors that are threatening the future of their way of life. Review sources at Follett's TITLEWAVE

Issues for the Chesapeake. College Park, MD: Maryland Sea Grant College, 1991. Grades K-12

Guide which includes central issues relating to the Chesapeake Bay from history to ecology. Ordering information at Eisenhower National Clearinghouse

Meyer, Melita Zahnke. Help Them, Heal Them, Set Them Free; Rescue and Care of Injured Wild Animals. Centreville, Md.: Tidewater Publishers, 1985. Nonfiction, 117p.

Describes the work of the Chesapeake Bird and Wildlife Sanctuary and how it cares for injured wild animals.

Mills, Patricia. On an Island in the Bay. New York: North-South Books, 1994. Picture book. Ages 4-8.

Depicting life on an island in the Chesapeake Bay, stunning photographs and poetic text take readers along creeks and coves, around a lighthouse and an old shipwreck, past a skipjack harvesting oysters, and back to the sands of the island. Highly recommended. Reviews at Amazon. Review sources at Follett's TITLEWAVE

National Geographic. Articles on Chesapeake [back issues] for sale include: May 1955, "One Hundred Hours Beneath the Chesapeake"; October 1980, "My Chesapeake--Queen of Bays"; June 1993, "Chesapeake Bay--Hanging in the Balance"; Available from National Geographic Store

Our Biosphere: The Earth in Our Hands. [Video] Public Media, Inc. 1991. Grades 9-12

Examines some models of the earth's diverse ecosystems, including Chesapeake Bay. Recommended at California Instructional Clearinghouse. Site includes curriculum applications.

Ricciuti, Edward R. America's Top 10 Bridges. Woodbridge, Conn.: Blackbirch Press, 1998. Grades 3-6. Nonfiction.

Introduces ten famous American bridges, including the Chesapeake Bay Bridge.

Roadside Geology of Virginia. Written by Keith Frye. Missoula, MT: Mountain Press Pub. Co., 1995. K-12

For those interested in the geology of Virginia's five regions. Processes that created the landforms, guides through each region. Ordering information from Eisenhower National Clearinghouse

Runaway Duck. [Video] Great Plains National Instructional Television, 1987. Grades 1-4

Chronicles a carved wooden duck's around-the-world adventures. LeVar Burton visits Cheseapeake Bay to learn about waterfowl. Also includes book talks on children's books as Story about Ping. Recommended by California Instructional Materials Clearinghouse.

Shields, John. Chesapeake Bay Cooking with John Shields; The Companion Cookbook to the Public Television Series. New York: Broadway Books, 1998. Adult. Nonfiction.

Includes 190 recipes from Chesapeake Bay, including Lady Baltimore cake, crab cakes, rockfish, gumbos, and fried chicken.

Stearns, Carolyn. Where Did All the Water Go. Illustrated by David Aiken. Tidewater Pub.: 1998. Ages 9-12.

Svenson, Peter. Green Shingles.--At the Edge of the Chesapeake Bay. Faber and Faber, 1999. Adult. Nonfiction.

National Book Award finalist Peter Svenson is back with this wonderful multilayered meditation on life in a house overlooking Chesapeake Bay. Reviews at Barnes & Noble

Tides and Marshes. College Park, MD: University of Maryland Sea Grant Program, 1979. Grades 5-9

Series of mini-units for middle/junior high students related to the tides and marshes of Chesapeake Bay. Ordering information at Eisenhower National Clearinghouse

Traveler Magazine. Article [back issue], "Sailing the Chesapeake" for sale at National Geographic Store

The Vanishing Lands; The Story of Sea Level Rise. [Video] College Park, MD: Laboratory for Coastal Research, University of Maryland, 1992. Grades 7-12

Describes the story of the sea level rise of the Chesapeake Bay. Ordering information at Eisenhower National Clearinghouse

A Visit to the Chesapeake Bay. Peterborough, NH: Cobblestone Publishing, 1986. Cobblestone; v.7. no.9. September 1986. Nonfiction, 48p.

Introduces the history of Chesapeake Bay and gives an account of some of the historical figures related to the Bay Region.

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