One day, four best friends were going on a vacation to the Maldives during spring break. They were going because they wanted to go swimming in the beautiful ocean.

They were on the plane for seven hours, plus, we made two stops because they were traveling half way around the world.

Once they got off the plane, the girls saw something on the news.

Something terrible is happening. The corals here are turning white.

This is called 'coral bleaching', and it is happening because of water pollution. Marine biologists from the best universities in the world are trying their best to help clean up the ocean, but they are afraid it's not enough.

Wow!

This is a beautiful hotel!

Let's go to our rooms!

I think we should do something about coral bleaching because corals are meant to be colourful and healthy. Let's find a marine biologist so we can help with the cleaning process.

Good point!

Great idea!

Once the girls got settled in, they spoke to the hotel staff and got a marine biologist to meet them at a scuba shop.

SCUBA SHOP

They used the marine biologist's boat to go to the reef. He drove them to where they needed to be.

"This view is amazing!"