When sisters Sadie and Josie discover their once-vibrant coral reef has transformed into a graveyard of bleached coral, they are determined to save it. Fueled by their love for marine life, the girls rally their community to confront the warming oceans threatening their friends’ underwater homes. Together, they race against time to restore the Coral Gardens, proving that small voices can spark big change.

A climate fiction picture book with strong commercial appeal and a high-concept STEM hook, The Ocean Protectors: Colors of the Coral Reef is a transformative way for readers of all ages to visualize climate change as they experience a bleaching event unfold through the illustrations in the story while highlighting the power of even the youngest voices to inspire action.