For: Girls, ages 5 to 12, who love to splash in the waves

Issue 25 Highlights: Learn 30 deep (and very wild) facts about the deep sea; take a submarine ride with a deep sea explorer; swim with giant manta rays; draw a sunset in a seaside art lesson; look for mermaids and learn why they're everywhere; build a secret beach-in-a-box; listen to sea shells and find out what they're telling you; read a comic about a real-life shark whisperer; sail away in a short story about a girl and her boat; make, and share, some fudge. Plus! a secret code, a treasure hunt, a maze, and a seaside search-and-find by Lucy Knisley, and more! 

Issue 25 Featured Experts: Astronaut and oceanographer Kathy Sullivan, Ph.D.; deep sea explorer and marine biologist Dijanna Figueroa, Ph.D.; marine biologist and "Queen of Mantas" Andrea Marshall, Ph.D.; artist Lisa Congdon;  fairy tale scholar Cristina Bacchilega, Ph.D.; and Cabot's Candy owner Jen Kurani. 

Issue 25 Short Story Contributor: Newbery Honor winner Lauren Wolk, author of Wolf Hollow and My Own Lightning

Issue 25 Comic Contributor: Maris Wicks, author of Coral Reefs: Cities of the Oceans and contributor to Kazoo's Noisemakers: 25 Women who Raised Their Voices & Changed the World.

Specs: 64 full-color pages of sunshine, salty air and FUN!