Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Picture Book Database Description An account of the resource The Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University (CPBD@MU) contains abstracts of over 5900 picture books for children, preschool to grade 3. Search over 1100 keywords (topics, concepts, and skills) to locate books with story lines adaptable to your curriculum or program. Picture Book Entry The elements of an Entry pub_city Publisher City Nashville, TN ISBN The ISBN of the work 0-8249-5426-2 abstract_author Author of the Abstract Abstract provided by undefined, 2023 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Bell, Lili Title A name given to the resource The sea maidens of Japan Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1996 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Ideals Children's Books Description An account of the resource Kiyomi's mother, Okaasan, is an ama diver who harvests shellfish from the deep ocean in Japan. As a young girl, Kiyomi practices with her mom to become an ama diver, but she is very afraid of the sea. Kiyomi gains the strength to overcome this fear and become a diver when she swims with the star turtle, an animal she helped to save when it was born. author's note beach birds bodies of water careers community courage diving emotions encouragement fear feelings fishing fog identification japan night ocean parents safety sea swimming traditions turtle