Nim's Island — Protecting the Ocean
Learn about how you can help the ocean and its creatures, as Nim and Jack do!
Jack and Nim make sure that none of the plants or animals on Nim's Island are harmed by people. Nim's Island is a make-believe place, but there are real special protected ocean areas called national marine sanctuaries. Marine sanctuaries are like underwater national parks. In these protected waters, giant humpback whales breed and calve their young, coral reefs flourish and shipwrecks tell stories of our maritime past. Sanctuary habitats have beautiful rocky reefs, kelp forests, whale migration routes and deep-sea canyons. Our national marine sanctuaries provide safe habitats, called marine reserves, for species that are close to "dying out" or becoming extinct. National marine sanctuaries are also "living classrooms." In these marine sanctuaries people can see, touch and learn about our nation’s underwater treasures. People can also learn how to protect them so that our underwater treasures will never disappear.
This page is excerpted from Walden Media’s Educator Guide for Nim's Island. Click here for a complete copy of the guide in PDF format.
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