Read-alikes and related books

Books like Over and Under the Waves

What to read after Over and Under the Waves by Kate Messner: 24 titles sharing themes of Water (Oceans, Lakes, etc.), Environmental Science & Ecosystems, Marine Life, and Biology, chosen for mood and literary overlap.

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Top related books to Over and Under the Waves

Read-alikes chosen for how well they continue the mood, themes, and voice of Over and Under the Waves.

Tiny, Floating Coral A Fact-Filled Picture Book about the Life Cycle of Coral, with Fold-out Map of the World’s Coral Reefs (ages 4-8)

Mary Auld

Themes: Environmental Science & Ecosystems • Marine Life • Biology

On the Beach

Emily Bone

Themes: Water (Oceans, Lakes, etc.) • Marine Life • Biology

Sharks A Mighty Bite-Y History

Miriam Forster

Themes: Water (Oceans, Lakes, etc.) • Marine Life • Biology

Cloud Dance

Thomas Locker

Themes: Water (Oceans, Lakes, etc.) • Environmental Science & Ecosystems • Marine Life

En El Pantano

Alissa Thielges

Themes: Water (Oceans, Lakes, etc.) • Environmental Science & Ecosystems • Biology

My First 100 Nature Words

Chris Ferrie

Themes: Water (Oceans, Lakes, etc.) • Environmental Science & Ecosystems • Biology

Sunken Ship

Amy Hevron

Themes: Water (Oceans, Lakes, etc.) • Environmental Science & Ecosystems • Biology

Secrets of the Seashore

Carron Brown

Themes: Water (Oceans, Lakes, etc.) • Environmental Science & Ecosystems • Marine Life

Exploring Saltwater Habitats

Sue Smith

Themes: Water (Oceans, Lakes, etc.) • Environmental Science & Ecosystems • Marine Life

#10

Oceans

Sean Callery

Themes: Water (Oceans, Lakes, etc.) • Environmental Science & Ecosystems • Marine Life

#11

The Ocean Biome

Kathryn Smithyman

Themes: Water (Oceans, Lakes, etc.) • Environmental Science & Ecosystems • Marine Life

#12

Kid Oceanographer Discover Amazing Species, Marine Ecosystems and Underwater Marvels

Applesauce Press

Themes: Water (Oceans, Lakes, etc.) • Environmental Science & Ecosystems • Marine Life

#13

Yoshi and the Ocean A Sea Turtle’s Incredible Journey Home

Lindsay Moore

Themes: Water (Oceans, Lakes, etc.) • Marine Life • Earth Sciences

#14

Nature School Lessons and Activities to Inspire Children’s Love for Everything Wild

Lauren Giordano

Themes: Environmental Science & Ecosystems • Biology • Earth Sciences

#15

How the Sea Came to Be And All the Creatures in It

Jennifer Berne

Themes: Water (Oceans, Lakes, etc.) • Marine Life • Earth Sciences

#16

Little First Stickers Seashore

Jessica Greenwell

Themes: Water (Oceans, Lakes, etc.) • Environmental Science & Ecosystems • Marine Life

#17

Science Comics: Coral Reefs Cities of the Ocean

Maris Wicks

Themes: Water (Oceans, Lakes, etc.) • Environmental Science & Ecosystems • Marine Life

#18

First Magic Painting Under the Sea

Abigail Wheatley

Themes: Water (Oceans, Lakes, etc.) • Environmental Science & Ecosystems • Marine Life

#19

The Seasons of Arnold’s Apple Tree

Gail Gibbons

Themes: Water (Oceans, Lakes, etc.) • Marine Life • Biology

#20

Coral Reef A City that Never Sleeps

Mary M. Cerullo

Themes: Water (Oceans, Lakes, etc.) • Environmental Science & Ecosystems • Earth Sciences

#21

Life in the Oceans

Lucy Baker

Themes: Water (Oceans, Lakes, etc.) • Environmental Science & Ecosystems • Marine Life

#22

Narwhals and Other Sea Creatures Magic Painting Book

Sam Taplin

Themes: Water (Oceans, Lakes, etc.) • Environmental Science & Ecosystems • Marine Life

#23

Sea Creatures

Seymour Simon

Themes: Water (Oceans, Lakes, etc.) • Environmental Science & Ecosystems • Marine Life

#24

Big Book of Big Sea Creatures

Minna Lacey

Themes: Water (Oceans, Lakes, etc.) • Environmental Science & Ecosystems • Marine Life

The 24 books on this list are tied together by themes of Water (Oceans, Lakes, etc.), Environmental Science & Ecosystems, Marine Life — the same threads that run through Over and Under the Waves by Kate Messner. Among the authors featured: Mary Auld, Emily Bone, Miriam Forster, Thomas Locker, and others.