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HAPPY WORLD OCEAN DAY EVERY DAY! It would be an understatement to say I have really enjoyed celebrating World Ocean Month all June long. It's been a such pleasure sharing Beneath the Surface, Ocean Lovers' Chinese Lessons and the plight of China's pink dolphins across Michigan these past few weeks. It turns out my book qualifies in many categories for the Office of the Governor's Summer Reading Road Trip contest. I'm happy to say there are more celebrations to come this week
Carissa Welton
1 day ago1 min read
Beneath the Surface '26 Tour Dates!
Happy 4 years of adventure, Beneath the Surface! Help me "shellebrate" and introduce a new girl hero to more readers (ages 10 - 13) this year with the Beneath the Surface 2026 Book Tour -- coming to a nature preserve/library/book store/ tea house near you (hopefully!). Each free event will feature a short reading from Beneath the Surface and an activity from the "Deep Dive" ocean literacy pack. The activities are most suitable for people ages 10-13 but all are welcome. March
Carissa Welton
Mar 32 min read
The Blue Marble Series
The Blue Marble Series takes young readers on an ocean exploration adventure through a fictional lens based on real-world issues. Beneath the Surface is the first book of three in the Blue Marble Series, introducing 11 year old Xing Xing, who inherits a special power that allows her to travel miles below sea level, near the coast of Nan’ao Island, in southern China. After traveling many miles from home, Xing Xing is welcomed to Fertile Valley , a utopian marine refuge full o
Carissa Welton
Jun 17, 20243 min read
Hong Kong Dolphinwatch
Happy World Ocean Day every day! Who wants to go on a trip to meet China's pink dolphins? Let's go... Enjoy meeting Bennie, one of the original co-founders of Hong Kong Dolphinwatch. Take a virtual trip to the pinkie's playground. Learn more about these endangered "sea pandas" and how you can help protect them.
Carissa Welton
Jun 151 min read
Happy World Ocean Day!
Every year on June 8th, the United Nations and people all over the world celebrate the 1 body of water that sustains all life on Earth: the ocean. Although the UN calls it "oceans" we recognize the 1st principle of ocean literacy is that the Earth has one big ocean with many features. All the different names of the ocean are just for its different parts. This year's UN theme for World Ocean Day asks us to "Reimagine" our future and guardianship over the ocean. "To govern not
Carissa Welton
Jun 82 min read
