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We recommend these Web sites for those interested in the subjects shown on the program. All links are valid as of December 28, 2000.

By the Sea
http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/canwaters-eauxcan/bbb-lgb/school-ecole/activities/index_e.asp#lessons
An introduction to 11 ecosystems within the coastal zone of Eastern Canada.

Cabrillo Marine Aquarium
http://www.cabrilloaq.org/
A Los Angeles area aquarium has an event calendar and educational activities for kids.

Bamfield Marine Station
http://www.bms.bc.ca/
General information about the station where LIFE AT THE EDGE OF THE SEA was filmed.

British Columbia Creature Page
http://www3.bc.sympatico.ca/kerryw/creature/creat.htm
A guide to aquatic animals.

Seaweb
http://www.seaweb.org/
Links to ocean advocacy and educational groups and a calendar for 1998, the Year of the Ocean.

Intertidal Life of Puget Sound: A Beach Walk
http://www.beachwatchers.wsu.edu/beaches/beachwalk/
A well-illustrated interactive beach walk.

Tides & Tide Prediction
http://scilib.ucsd.edu/sio/tide/
A site with terrific resources for predicting tides around the world.

The Intertidal Zone
http://www.needham.mec.edu/NPS_Web_docs/ High_School/cur/N/n4/title.html
A online class project by ninth-grade students.

Print Resources

For those interested in the subjects shown in LIFE AT THE EDGE OF THE SEA, we recommend the following books.

Chinery, Michael, Wayne Ford, Mick Loates, and Myke Taylor. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT SEASHORE ANIMALS. New York: Kingfisher Books, 1994.

Carwardine. Mark. SEE & EXPLORE: WHALES, DOLPHINS, AND PORPOISES. New York: DK Publishing, 1992.

Cooper, Ann, and Dorothy Emerling. WILD WONDERS: ALONG THE SEASHORE. Roberts Rinehart Publishing, 1997.

Ganeri, Anita. THE OCEANS ATLAS. New York: DK Publishing, 1994.

Gunzi, Christiane. LOOK CLOSER: TIDE POOL. New York: DK Publishing, 1998.

Little, Colin, and J. A. Kitching. THE BIOLOGY OF ROCKY SHORES. Oxford, England: Oxford University Press, 1996.

Ricketts, Edward Flanders. BETWEEN PACIFIC TIDES. Palo Alto, CA: Stanford University Press, 1992.

Silver, Donald M., and Patricia J. Wynne. ONE SMALL SQUARE: SEASHORE. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1997.

Snively, Gloria. EXPLORING THE SEASHORE IN BRITISH COLUMBIA, WASHINGTON AND OREGON. Gordon Soules Book Publishing, 1983.

Steele, Philip. SEE & EXPLORE: SHARKS AND OTHER MONSTERS OF THE DEEP. New York: DK Publishing, 1998.

Wareham, Bill. BRITISH COLUMBIA WILDLIFE VIEWING GUIDES. Falcon Publishing Company, 1994.

Wertheim, Anne. THE INTERTIDAL WILDERNESS. San Francisco: Sierra Club Books, 1984.

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