Watch this amazing footage as Steve Leonard gets up close and personal with a giant octopus in the freezing sea waters. Would you be happy to get this close to an Extreme Animal with giant eyes and pale blue blood? Find out now as you take a dive into this beautiful aquatic environment. The common [...]
From the Sisbro Blog, Laura Sams writes that in their next episode of The Riddle Solvers, they find an ancient journal with a riddle about shark teeth. She is blown away by how tiny the whale shark teeth are, and how the biggest fish in the ocean has such tiny teeth. Learn more
Biologist Matthew Godfrey says one or two takings of loggerhead sea turtles can happen every day among fishing fleets off the Southeast coast. Those numbers can add up to thousands annually for a turtle species that has traveled the oceans for 200 million years but now faces a growing array of threats. Godfrey is among [...]
Ahoy mateys! Arrrrrrrrr you ready to think like a pirate and win some loot? International Talk Like A Pirate Day is September 19. In honor of such a fun-filled day, Sisbro Studios has created a pirate-themed contest based on our book A Pirate’s Quest and the “The Peg Leg Song”! Do you like eating? Writing? [...]
This video from Wired Science is fascinating. It shows the impact small jellyfish can have on our oceans. In the article, “Jellyfish Are the Dark Energy of the Oceans“, the author states that the fluid dynamics of swimming jellyfish and marine animals may stir Earth’s oceans with as much force as its wind and tides. Called [...]
Looking to make cookies for kids? The Chocolate Pirate Ship Cookie recipe by Laura Sams makes a fun cookie for kids and adults. Laura is co-author of our book A Pirate’s Quest. Laura says, “These are cookies I made as props for our author photograph. I bought the chocolate cookie dough at the store, but I [...]
The Riddle in a Bottle is the festival award winner in the category of Children’s Programming. The award was given at the BLUE Ocean Film Festival in Savannah, Georgia. Approximately 300 industry delegates attended the inaugural BLUE Ocean Film Festival, which featured presentations and panels by industry leaders from ocean filmmaking, broadcasting, research, photography, conservation and government. BLUE [...]
Looking for fun activities for your children this summer? Our coloring pages and treasure map (PDF) provide fun and educational nature activities for kids. They are based on the paintings from our children’s book A Pirate’s Quest. You’ll see white-tailed deer, a beaver, a ghost crab (with a pirate ship cookie), the one-legged pirate, a [...]
According to the Huffington Post, a baby sea lion was rescued early Monday after wandering onto a busy San Francisco Bay area freeway. Some drivers on Interstate 880 called the California Highway Patrol, reporting the animal “walking” in the center divider near the Oakland Coliseum. Authorities think the sea lion likely made it onto land from [...]
Among wildlife artists, Heiner Hertling is considered one of the best. Wildlife artist Heiner Hertling is known for creating art inspired by nature. He spent half a year painting more than 50 original paintings for our award winning children’s book A Pirate’s Quest. Heiner hosts the PBS television show Your Brush With Nature. He is the [...]
