{"id":56,"date":"2019-03-12T23:10:31","date_gmt":"2019-03-12T23:10:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.forsea.org\/booklist\/"},"modified":"2020-10-30T23:07:02","modified_gmt":"2020-10-30T23:07:02","slug":"booklist","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.forsea.org\/booklist\/","title":{"rendered":"Books That Inspire Marine Biology"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Books That Inspire Marine Biology<\/h1>\n

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compiled by:
<\/font>John Trowbridge<\/a>
Southeastern Louisiana University
Dept. of Teacher Education
SLU-749
Hammond, LA 70402<\/font><\/td>\n		<\/font><\/p>\n

and
<\/font> Jim Wandersee<\/a>
Graduate Studies in Biology Education
Dept. of Curriculum and Instruction
Louisiana State University
LA 70803<\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Results of a survey of 1200 marine educators and scientists concerning the use of marine literature for instructional purposes.<\/b><\/font><\/p>\n

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Recommended Readings by All Groups<\/font>

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Top 25 Suggested titles out 583 suggested books and 416 different titles:<\/font><\/center><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Rank<\/td>\nTitle<\/td>\nAuthor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1.<\/td>\nThe Sea Around Us<\/td>\nRachel Carson<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2.<\/td>\nLog From the Sea of Cortez<\/td>\nJohn Steinbeck<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3.<\/td>\nBeautiful Swimmers<\/td>\nWilliam Warner<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4.<\/td>\nLife and Death of the Salt Marsh<\/td>\nJohn and Mildred Teal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5.<\/td>\nEdge of the Sea<\/td>\nRachel Carson<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6.<\/td>\nKon Tiki<\/td>\nThor Heyerdahl<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7.<\/td>\nThe Living Dock<\/td>\nJack Rudloe<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8.<\/td>\nMoby Dick<\/td>\nHerman Melville<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9.<\/td>\nOld Man and the Sea<\/td>\nErnst Hemmingway<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10.<\/td>\nSilent Spring<\/td>\nRachel Carson<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11.<\/td>\nSailing Alone Around the World<\/td>\nJoshua Slocum<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12.<\/td>\nSeaside Naturalist<\/td>\nDeb Colulombe<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
13.<\/td>\nUnder the Sea Wind<\/td>\nRachel Carson<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
14.<\/td>\nCannery Row<\/td>\nJohn Steinbeck<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
15.<\/td>\nChesapeake<\/td>\nJames Michener<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
16.<\/td>\nIsland of the Blue Dolphins<\/td>\nScott O’Dell<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
17.<\/td>\nMarine Biology Coloring Book<\/td>\nNiesen<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
18.<\/td>\nOutermost House<\/td>\nHenry Betson<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
19.<\/td>\nSilent World<\/td>\nJacques Cousteau<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
20.<\/td>\nSoundings<\/td>\nFrank Searles<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
21.<\/td>\nTime of the Turtle<\/td>\nJack Rudloe<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
22.<\/td>\nVoyage of the Beagle<\/td>\nCharles Darwin<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
23.<\/td>\nWaves and Beaches<\/td>\nWillard Bascom<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
24.<\/td>\nWhale for the Killing<\/td>\nFarley Mowatt<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
25.<\/td>\nYear of the Crab<\/td>\nWilliam Sargent<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Books Instructors Suggest
Their Students Read<\/font><\/p>\n

\nTop 5 of 81 titles given:<\/font><\/p>\n

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Rank<\/td>\nTitle<\/td>\nAuthor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1.<\/td>\nLog From the Sea of Cortez<\/td>\nJohn Steinbeck<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2.<\/td>\nMoby Dick<\/td>\nHerman Melville<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3.<\/td>\nThe Sea Around Us<\/td>\nRachel Carson<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4.<\/td>\nLife and Death of the Salt Marsh<\/td>\nJohn and Mildred Teal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5.<\/td>\nCannery Row<\/td>\nJohn Steinbeck<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Books Selected as Required
Reading in Courses Taught<\/font><\/p>\n

\nTop 10 of 125 titles:<\/font><\/p>\n

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Rank<\/td>\nTitle<\/td>\nAuthor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1.<\/td>\nLife and Death of the Salt Marsh<\/td>\nJohn and Mildred Teal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2.<\/td>\nBeautiful Swimmers<\/td>\nWilliam Warner<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3.<\/td>\nKon Tiki<\/td>\nThor Heyerdahl<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4.<\/td>\nOld Man and the Sea<\/td>\nJohn Steinbeck<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5.<\/td>\nThe Sea Around Us<\/td>\nRachel Carson<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6.<\/td>\nTwo Years Before the Mast<\/td>\nR.H. Dana<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7.<\/td>\nTwenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea<\/td>\nJules Verne<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8.<\/td>\nSilent Spring<\/td>\nRachel Carson<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9.<\/td>\nWhale for the Killing<\/td>\nFarley Mowatt<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10.<\/td>\nUnder the Sea Wind<\/td>\nRachel Carson<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Books That Influenced Respondents or
Which Influenced Their Job Choice<\/font><\/p>\n

\nTop 5 of 49 titles:<\/font><\/p>\n

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Rank<\/td>\nTitle<\/td>\nAuthor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1.<\/td>\nBetween Pacific Tides<\/td>\nEd Rickets<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2.<\/td>\nSilent Spring<\/td>\nRachel Carson<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3.<\/td>\nThe Sea Around Us<\/td>\nRachel Carson<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4.<\/td>\nLog From the Sea of Cortez<\/td>\nJohn Steinbeck<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5.<\/td>\nSilent World<\/td>\nJacques Cousteau<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Books With Which Respondents Philosophically Identify<\/font><\/p>\n

\nOut of 37 suggested titles only two books were suggested by three people:<\/font><\/p>\n

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Rank<\/td>\nTitle<\/td>\nAuthor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1.<\/td>\nSand County Almanac<\/td>\nAldo Leopold<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2.<\/td>\nSilent Spring<\/td>\nRachel Carson<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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