Sylvia Earle: Extraordinary Explorer and Marine Biologist
5 CHAPTER ONE Sylvia Earle has spent most of her life exploring the ocean Sylvia Alice Earle was born in Gibbstown New Jersey on August 30 1935 She grew up to become a pioneer in oceanography the study of the ocean She is known for exploring and researching the world’s oceans Earle knows the importance of oceans and the life forms that inhabit them She also knows that oceans are needed for the survival of our planet and all of YOUNG EXPLORER
As an advocate for the ocean Earle works to protect the sea and its many inhabitants its life-forms even the ones that live far from ocean waters Through her dedicated work Earle has become an ambassador for the ocean She teaches the world about its amazing environment and inhabitants 6
Fascinating Finds The wildlife Sylvia saw on the New Jersey shore fascinated her It came in many shapes colors and sizes And the creatures were active in different ways She enjoyed watching the horseshoe crabs their shiny brown bodies disappearing into the sand as they burrowed Sandpipers a type of bird skipped on the water along the shore She even observed tiny sand fleas little creatures similar to shrimp and crabs jumping around on seaweed 7 Discovering Her Love of the Ocean Sylvia’s interest in nature began when she was a young child The second of three children Sylvia grew up on a farm near Camden New Jersey As a young girl she explored the woods by her home She was always curious about the nature that surrounded her Sylvia’s family vacationed at the New Jersey shore during the summer It was there that Sylvia developed a love of the ocean She saw all kinds of interesting creatures on the edge of the Atlantic Ocean When Sylvia was 12 years old she and her family moved to a very different environment
