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Burroughs, J. (2009). Ways of nature. Houghton Mifflin & Co (originally published in 1904). Project Gutenberg, 2009,   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/30249/pg30249-images.html

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Mitchell, A. (2009). Sea Sick: The global ocean in crisis. McClelland & Stewart.

Mitchell, A. (2005). Dancing at the dead sea: Tracking the world’s environmental hotspots. University of Chicago Press.

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Poe, E.A. The works of Edgar Allen Poe, The Raven Edition, Project Gutenberg, 2022. https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/25525/pg25525-images.html

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Roszak. T. (1993). Voice of the Earth: An Exploration of Ecopsychology. Simon and Schuster.

Rust, M.J., & Totton, N. (2012) Vital Signs: Psychological Responses to Ecological Crisis. Routledge.

Satore, J. (2017). Photo Ark. National Geographic. https://www.joelsartore.com/photo-ark/

Sayre, H.M. (2009) Writing about art (sixth edition). Upper Saddle River Press.

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Silvertown, J. (2014). Demons in Eden: The paradox of planet diversity. University of Chicago Press.

Smith, P. (1995). 100 best-loved poems. Dover Thrift Editions.

Steffen, W. (2005). Global change and the earth system: A planet under pressure (Global change-The IGBP series). Springer.

The complete poems of Keats and Shelley. The Modern Library, 1932.

The complete works of William Shakespeare. Project Gutenberg, 2023 https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/100/pg100-images.html.

Tomlinson, H. M. (1928) The sea and the jungle. Modern Library.

Thoreau, H.D. (1854). Walden. Project Gutenberg, 2021, https://www.gutenberg.org/files/205/205-h/205-h.htm.

W.B. Yeats. The poetry of W.B. Yeats. Poetry, Arcturus, 2019.

Watson, H. (2015). Favourite poems of the sea. National Trust.

Weisss, S., & De Amicis, G. (2018) Ocean: Secrets of the deep. What on Earth Books.

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Young, C.M. (1979). (with an essay by Margaret Atwood and quotations from the Journals of Henry David Thoreau).To see our world. GLC Publishers.

Additional Resources and Websites for Teachers and Students

Many of the reference texts draw attention to environmental awareness and the protections of our oceans and marine life. You can continue to add to the bibliography through their own self-directed and collaborative inquiry & research endeavors. A number of these texts can be accessed on- line through Project Gutenberg  and the Internet Archive.

Canadian Geographic (September 30, 2023). https://canadiangeographic.ca/

Natural History Museum, London, England. (Sept. 30, 2023) Teaching Resources: Discover Oceans. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/oceans.html.

Public Broadcasting (PBS) Learning Media (Sept. 30, 2023): Ocean Trek https://www.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/121ed168-baea-45a8-9ce7-ea482d1e8730/oceans/.

PBS Learning Media (Sept. 30, 2023). Preventing Plastic Pollution: PBS Learning Media: https://www.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/preventing-plastic-pollution/flipside-science-healthy-oceans-video/.

PBS Learning Media (Sept. 30, 2023).  The Oceans: A Driving Force for Climate and Weather: https://www.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/buac17-912-sci-ess-oceanforce/ e-ocean-a-driving-force-for-weather-and-climate/. 

Poetry and Related Texts Websites

Art Prep Weebly.com. (2023). Winslow Homer’s Seascapes. https://artprep.weebly.com/winslow-homer-seascapes.html

All Poetry Website (2023): https://allpoetry.com

Bardology (2023). The sea in Shakespeare. The Sea in Shakespeare | Bardology

Book Riot (2023). Ocean poems.  https://bookriot.com/ocean-poems/

Discovery Poems.com.  (2023)Ocean poems. https://discoverpoetry.com/poems/ocean-poems/

Internet Archive (2023): https://archive.org/

National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) (Sept. 30, 2023), Urbana Illinois, Shining Globally: Encouraging Environmental Awareness and Global Citizenship Education through Poetry and Related texts: https://ncte.org/blog/2019/12/shining-globally/,

National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE)  (2023)., Urbana, Illinois. Books about the climate crisis. https://ncte.org/blog/2021/05/build-stack-climate-crisis-english-language-arts/.

Project Gutenberg (2023). https://www.gutenberg.org/

Poet Seers Website (2023).  Poems Inspired by Nature (Emily Dickinson) https://www.poetseers.org/early-american-poets/emily-dickinson/emily-dickinsons-poetry/emily-dickinson-poems-nature/

Royal Museums, Greenwich, England (2023) .  Shakespeare ‘s Language of the Sea,  https://www.rmg.co.uk/stories/topics/shakespeare-quotes-water-sea-maritime-imagery.

Tearle, O. (2023). Interesting literature website. 10 of the best nature poems everyone should read.  https://interestingliterature.com/2018/04/10-of-the-best-nature-poems-everyone-should-read/

Tearle, O. (2023). Interesting literature website. 10 of the best poems about the sea. https://interestingliterature.com/2017/08/10-of-the-best-poems-about-the-sea/

The Poetry Foundation (2023). Poetry and the Environment: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/collections/146462/poetry-and-the-environment, 

The Poetry Foundation Website (2023): https://www.poetryfoundation.org https://theculturetrip.com/europe/norway/articles/12-artworks-that-capture-the-essence-of-norway//poems/54932/sea-fever-56d235e0d871e