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Beneath the Surface '26 Tour Dates!
Happy 4 years of adventure, Beneath the Surface! Help me "shellebrate" and introduce a new girl hero to more readers (ages 10 - 13) this year with the Beneath the Surface 2026 Book Tour -- coming to a nature preserve/library/book store/ tea house near you (hopefully!). Each free event will feature a short reading from Beneath the Surface and an activity from the "Deep Dive" ocean literacy pack. The activities are most suitable for people ages 10-13 but all are welcome. March
Carissa Welton
Mar 32 min read
The Blue Marble Series
The Blue Marble Series takes young readers on an ocean exploration adventure through a fictional lens based on real-world issues. Beneath the Surface is the first book of three in the Blue Marble Series, introducing 11 year old Xing Xing, who inherits a special power that allows her to travel miles below sea level, near the coast of Nan’ao Island, in southern China. After traveling many miles from home, Xing Xing is welcomed to Fertile Valley , a utopian marine refuge full o
Carissa Welton
Jun 17, 20243 min read
Our Lungs of the Sea
Twenty years ago, I got certified to SCUBA dive on our planet's largest, ancient reef system, the Coral Reef Triangle, off the coast of Nha Trang, Vietnam. Completing my SCUBA Open Water Certification with Coco Dive Center, Nha Trang, Vitenam April 2006 Usually when you go diving, your guides will take you to all the best places. But those are getting harder to find as global warming cooks our ocean relentlessly each year. I'll never forget swimming over my 1st coral grave
Carissa Welton
May 143 min read
Happy Blue Marble Month!
April is here and the 1st week so far has been a full moon fulfilling shellebration of our blue planet -- the dearest, sweetest, life affirming, precious jewel of an enigma, Earth. The 2026 Beneath the Surface Book Tour is really starting to get going, and I was so delighted to spend the very first Jane Goodall Day at Brooker Creek Preserve in Tarpon Springs, Florida. It's been such an honor to bring my ocean literacy program to more readers in the Tampa Bay Area, while c
Carissa Welton
Apr 92 min read
Coming Soon to Tampa Bay
Shello everybody! Please join me this week as I head to the Tampa Bay Area to celebrate the 1st Jane Goodall Day of Action this Friday at Brooker Creek Preserve Environmental Education Center in Tarpon Springs, Florida. I will also be getting the party started early on Thursday, April 2nd at Weedon Island Preserve in St. Petersburg☮️🐢💜 Both of these events are designed for children 10 - 13 years old, but all are welcome to join these free, family-friendly activities. RSV
Carissa Welton
Mar 301 min read
