What child doesn't love walking in the surf, feeling the watersteal the sand from beneath her toes as a wave retreats? Who doesn't love thesalty smell of the air and the sight of ships far out on the horizon? What happens in theoceans is critically important to life on Earth. That's why the girl in herlittle blue house wants to believe that the children gazing back from far overthe horizon love the oceans as she does and wants to keep them safe, alive, andbeautiful.