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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
Happy World Ocean Day!
Every year on June 8th, the United Nations and people all over the world celebrate the 1 body of water that sustains all life on Earth: the ocean. Although the UN calls it "oceans" we recognize the 1st principle of ocean literacy is that the Earth has one big ocean with many features. All the different names of the ocean are just for its different parts. This year's UN theme for World Ocean Day asks us to "Reimagine" our future and guardianship over the ocean. "To govern not
Carissa Welton
17 hours ago2 min read
World Ocean Month 2026
World Ocean Day unites millions of people, across the globe on the 8th of June (and throughout the year) to protect our blue planet. One Ocean, One Climate, One Future — Together In celebration of World Ocean Day, please join the 2026 Beneath the Surface Book Tour with author and creator of the Blue Marble Series, Carissa Welton. Inspired by her own SCUBA diving adventures and Jane Goodall’s Roots & Shoots youth groups she was mentoring, Carissa created an ocean exploration s
Carissa Welton
May 291 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
