The Awesome Ocean Facts

Explore these facts with your child with ocean-focused Stories in the HOMER Learn & Grow App. For kids that are curious about specific types of animals, the beach, or how waves work, head to the library to learn even more!

Stories for 4+ 

Blue Whales

• Did you know that a blue whale is the largest animal ever on our planet? Bigger even than any known dinosaurs

• Did you know that a blue whale weighs as much as 38 elephants?

• Did you know that 50 people could stand on a blue whale’s tongue? 

• Did you know that blue whales sing songs? 

  Head to Did You Know: Blue Whale in HOMER Learn & Grow to learn more.

 Aquatic Animals

• Did you know that walrus tusks can grow to be 3 feet long -- about the size of a 4-year-old child?

• Did you know that a humpback whale can eat 3,000 pounds of food a day? 

• Did you know that a bluenose dolphin can have 102 teeth? (Most human adults have 32)

• Did you know that bluenose dolphins sometimes play catch with seaweed? 

  Head to Did You Know: Aquatic Mammals in HOMER Learn & Grow to learn more.

Coral Reefs

• Did you know that coral reefs are actually animals?

• Did you know that coral reefs catch tiny animals called zooplankton to eat? 

• Did you know that octopuses, seahorses and jellyfish make their homes in coral reefs?

  Head to Did You Know: Coral Reefs in HOMER Learn & Grow to learn more.