Big Blue Ocean

by Bill Nye, Ian G. Saunders, John Dykes

Did you know that we can explore the deepest regions of outer space, but that our own ocean still holds most of its secrets? The ocean, which makes up an impressive 71% of our planet, is still a relatively unexplored area of science. Fascinating facts like these make Bill Nye the Science Guy's Big Blue Ocean a compelling and essential read for young science fans.

Genres: Science, Childrens

48 pages, Paperback

First published May 1, 1999

About the author

Not to be confused with 19th century American humorist Bill Nye

William Sanford "Bill" Nye, popularly known as Bill Nye the Science Guy, is an American science educator, comedian, television presenter, actor, writer, scientist, and former mechanical engineer, best known in popular media as a science educator.

Reviews

[Jen ❀ · Rating 5 out of 5]

I found this kid's book for .49¢ @ Goodwill, and could not pass it up. Loved this! I am not a kid, but I learned lots of new stuff. 5/5 stars.
As for the less than stellar ratings, let me take a wild guess and say that those giving this cool book low ratings are either super religious, or climate change deniers. Either way- sucks to be you.

[Tabbitha Rivera · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great short science read for kids.

[Samantha Gacke]

Bill Nye investigates all the different parts of the ocean and the things that can be found there.

This book includes charts, diagrams, maps and pictures to really help the reader understand the content. Some of the pictures and diagrams are drawn while other are real pictures, so it creates a nice balance and isn’t too overwhelming for the reader. Not only do the charts and pictures help the reader understand the content, but the reader can also take it a step further and do the experiments and activities that are included with each section of the book. These activities would most likely need to be done in a classroom setting, since some of them include things like a school gym, but I think teachers should utilize these activities. These activities can help activate background knowledge, or can at least create some.

[Sydney · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a super interesting book with lots of facts presented in an enticing way. I would use this book in my class for when we study the ocean and I would love to have this book on my shelves because I know there are always children that find books like this interesting. I love Bill Nye and his exciting ways of presenting facts and information. The artwork is alluring and draws the eye across the page which I enjoyed because you are reading facts beneath the photos and connecting the info to the picture.

[Nathan Lewis · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is great! There are tons of cool experiments that you can do with your students that have to deal with the ocean. Of course, it being made by Bill Nye, you know it's gonna be good. His TV show was off the chain!

Lots of good pictures and illustrations help with visualizations of what is being explained and experimented.

[Sasha Thompson · Rating 5 out of 5]

I think this book is very fun and interesting. There are several different facts about the ocean. It also has many fun and creative experiments that you can use to help teach the material given in the book. This book helps teach many things about the ocean that you may not have thought about teaching or learning about, that are just fun things to know.

[Richard Fennell]

The big blue sea has a lot of fun fish,jellyfish,sharks,whales,and other wonderful stuff so and sometimes when somebody because somebody was running around the house and then you say why are running around my house and then you go to the big blue ocean and you see a lot of whales and dolphins I know I didn't Minchin the dolphins one so yeah. THE END

[Madison · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book would be so much fun for kids that enjoy science. There is a lot of great information about the ocean and tons of fun activities to do for better understanding. I've never seen Bill Nye or read any of his books before, but I'm a fan.

[Karley]

I would use this with my upper elementary students. This text includes great diagrams and has many “try this” experiments throughout. This text encourages students’ curiosity about the ocean.

[Kayla Skeans · Rating 5 out of 5]

I enjoyed this book, it was very informative about the ocean but keep me entertained with them off to the side notes about various ocean creatures and studies.

[Kayla Clancy]

2. preschool-3
3. Come along with Bill Nye the science guy as he explores the big blue ocean. The book describes the ocean, what lives in it and some fun activities that will explore the marine life.
4. I just love Bill Nye so much. When I was growing up and in school I never liked science, but he made it fun and enjoyable to watch. This book is engaging and makes the reader want to read more about the ocean.
5. In the classroom, I would pull this out when discussing the ocean theme. This would be a great book to read to the children and have them use as a resource in the classroom.