Families of the Deep Blue Sea (Saltwater Secrets). This item is unavailable.Families of the Deep Blue Sea (Saltwater Secrets)

Do you know how saltwater families live? What would it be like to grow up with a tail and fins? We expect to see fish living in water, but what about mammals like polar bears, walruses, and whales, or birds such as penguins, or reptiles like sea turtles? They spend most of their lives in the water, too.

How would it feel to be born, to grow, to play and explore the way these ocean-dwelling animals do? Here's your chance to find out. Jump in and learn the saltwater secrets of growing up in the sea!

Kenneth Mallory, an award-winning children's book author, is the head of the publishing department at the New England Aquarium. He has traveled extensively doing research on diverse topics, from stranded pilot whales to tropical forests. While exploring national parks in Europe, Africa, Central America, and the United States, he developed his photography and travel-writing skills. He has also spent many hours scuba diving off the coasts of New England, Venezuela, Mexico, Belize, and the Bahamas, and in the waters of the Red Sea. He lives in Massachusetts.