The Ocean · Expedition now open

Dive Through
the Ocean

Descend through the ocean zones, record every creature in the book, solve underwater challenges, and earn your Junior Ocean Explorer badge.

Ocean expedition
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Ocean atlas

One ocean, five great basins

Earth’s oceans are connected. The book’s sunlight, twilight, and midnight zones can be found across these vast basins.

World map showing major the ocean regions
PacificAtlanticIndianPacificArcticSouthern

Markers show major examples, not every place where this biome occurs.

Stop 01 · Depth dive

From sunlight to midnight

Choose an ocean zone to see how light, pressure, and life change as you descend.

Sunlight Zone from A Child’s Guide to The Ocean
Surface to about 200 m

A bright blue nursery

Sunlight powers reefs and plankton, supporting an enormous web of ocean life.

Stop 02 · Complete creature library

Build your field journal

Search every creature in the original book, compare their adaptations, or let the expedition choose your next discovery.

47creatures in this view

Stop 03 · Training ground

Think like an explorer

Search, inspect, sort, and test what you have learned.

Activity 01

Deep-sea signal search

Probe the dark water. Three glowing creatures are hiding below.

0 of 3 clues found
Activity 02

Sound detective

This clever swimmer uses returning echoes to build a picture of its surroundings. Who is it?

Visual clue for Sound detective
Activity 03

Depth dispatcher

Match each ocean animal to the zone where it is most at home.

Blue whale
Blue whale
Cuttlefish
Cuttlefish
Anglerfish
Anglerfish
Giant squid
Giant squid

0 of 4 correctly sorted

Final stop

The Junior Ocean Explorer challenge

Answer all three questions correctly to finish this expedition.

A Child’s Guide to The Ocean cover
Question 1

Where does sunlight disappear?

Question 2

Which is Earth’s largest animal?

Question 3

Which fish carries a glowing lure?

Your Explorer Passport

Four worlds. One grand expedition.

Complete a world to earn its stamp. Your passport travels with you on this device.

Your field journal

0 of 47 creatures recorded

Your discoveries are saved on this device, so you can return and continue later.

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