"You are going to meet Annie Crawley, a real oceanographer, who is passionate about our earth. Because it is 70% water it should be called our ocean planet. "Every drop of water we drink starts with the ocean." The QR codes make this book more like a documentary, diving deeper into the ocean. Watch the camouflage trick of the wobikong waiting to ambush their next meal. The polyps of the coral that open and close are beautiful. You will meet many other ocean protectors that Annie has taught. After reading this book you will want to protect your planet's ocean.

There are companies that wanted to mine areas that will destroy the ocean shores. A young woman mobilizes others to stop more damage in Indonesia. Carelessness and over consumption has caused pollution, ocean acidification, and climate change in every area of the world. A 30 day challenge is given. Can you live 30 days by refusing to use single use plastics? Annie swims in what looks like a waterfill dump instead of a landfill dump. Again, no ocean=no home planet. She documents a sea turtle with a fishing line coming out of its cloaca. She can cut it but not remove it.

Phytoplankton are small organisms. 100 could fit inside the width of a human hair. Yet their photosynthetic process connects us to the air we breathe. If they are destroyed, so is the source of our oxygen. The connection of the salmon to the large food web is amazing but stressed. Ecosystems are real, we are connected to everything. Ocean acidification is clearly explained as well as the animals that are immediately affected by the carbonic acid that is made when carbon dioxide and water combine. Young people such as Kalil Alobaidi, Eben Haopson, and Annie's Dive Team are making a difference.

Many examples of people making a difference are given and a list of things that even if the reader is landlocked can do. If one is able to become a visual storyteller there are tips and an invitation to join Annie Crawley's Dive Team. Open this book and go for a swim. This book should be in all school and public libraries. Reviewer Rating: 5" -Children's Literature Comprehensive Database (CLCD).