Rochelle Strauss writes an informational student resource, highlighting the heartbeat of our Earth that powers everything on our planet- the global ocean. This book informs the audience with a considerable collection of valuable facts about our interconnected waters, including critical teachings about our water cycle, ocean diversity and life, and climate change. The author also emphasizes the human impact on the health of our oceans and provides ways in which the reader can become a ripple of change to assist in keeping our waters clean and safe. With vibrant illustrations and captivating captions, each significant ocean concept describes the current problems arising within our oceans and provides insight into how activists and organizations are solving these vital issues; encouraging the reader with specific steps in how they can also be an agent of change and contribute to making a difference. Provided with simple steps to help the environment, this fact-filled resource empowers its audience to become intentional leaders within their local community and the world to join the urgent ocean environmental movement. The book also provides a note to teachers, parents, and guardians that encourages the teachings of ocean literacy at school and home, conveniently providing additional information about global organizations and resources that can support ocean exploration and conservation. This informational handbook is an effective tool for research for students in the elementary and middle school grades, for both the classroom and school library. Global Oceans is a tribute and a teaching tool alarming the most pivotal problems affecting our waters and how we all can become the necessary game-changers to bring awareness and action to preserving their beauty, life, and resources, as their waves, ripples, and tides are unmistakably the heartbeat of our planet.