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    Akron-Summit County Public Library
    60 South High Street
    Akron, OH 44326
    330-643-9050
    Hours
    Monday - Thursday
    9 am - 9 pm
    Friday
    9 am - 6 pm
    Saturday
    9 am - 5 pm
    Sunday
    1 pm - 5 pm

More Summer Reading to Keep You Cool!

Hello, Fish!  by Sylvia Earle

Renowned underwater explorer, Sylvia Earle, takes you on a tour of the ocean using brief text and vivid oversize pictures to introduce such fish as the damselfish, red lipped batfish, and brown goby.

Incredible Ocean! : Eye-Opening Photos Of Life Underwater

 A picture is worth a thousand words and this photographic undersea journey featuring oversize pictures of unique creatures that live in the world’s oceans, including sharks, whales, seahorses, crabs, eels, and others is sure to please.

Ocean Magic  by Michael O’Neill

Award-winning photographer Michael Patrick O’Neill introduces readers to coral reefs, kelp forests, and the ocean bottom with spectacular full-color images.

Sharks and Other Creatures of the Deep

Brief text and large interactive pictures introduce the characteristics of unusual, and often predatory, fish, mammals, and other creatures that live in or near the ocean.