The Forest in the Sea: Seaweed Solutions to Planetary Problems (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780823450138)

Meet an unlikely climate change hero: the wet, slimy stuff known as seaweed.

Short Listed for the Green Earth Book Award

Imagine forests where you can float weightlessly among schools of fish. Huge green pastures where sea turtles graze. Forests that capture carbon from seawater and breathe out oxygen. The answers to many of our planet's problems may lie underwater, in these forests of seaweed.

Celebrated nonfiction author Anita Sanchez takes readers on a tour of seaweed forests, from the Sargasso Sea to seaweed patches off Prince Edward Island, to explore how seaweed supports marine ecosystems and plays a big role in climate change solutions. From reducing methane emissions to advances in biofuels, medicines, and more, seaweed science is at the forefront of innovation.

Written with beauty and wonder, The Forest in the Sea encourages readers to think outside the box when it comes to climate change. Back matter includes recipes, activities, ways to identify and help protect seaweed, and more.

Books for a Better Earth are designed to inspire children to become active, knowledgeable participants in caring for the planet they live on.

A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection

Author: Anita Sanchez
ISBN-10: 0823450139
ISBN-13: 9780823450138
Publisher: Holiday House
Language: English
Published: 02/21/2023
Pages: 96
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 9.10h x 7.30w x 0.60d

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 11/15/2022
School Library Journal 01/01/2023 pg. 84
Booklist 03/01/2023 pg. 44