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English
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Rachel Carson, pioneering environmentalist and author of Silent Spring, opens our eyes to the wonders of the natural world in her groundbreaking paean to the sea. 2016 marks the 75th Anniversary of the publication of Under the Sea- Wind. Celebrating the mystery and beauty of birds and sea creatures in their natural habitat, Under the Sea-Wind, Rachel Carson's first book and her personal favorite, is the early masterwork of one of America's greatest...
2) Ocean
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Series
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English
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Discover the wonders of the world's oceans. Meet strange-looking fish, explore shipwrecks and see how an octopus moves.
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Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Eugene H. Kaplan is Axinn Distinguished Professor of Conservation and Ecology at Hofstra University. A recipient of the Herman Melville award for writing on marine subjects, he is the author of nine books, including Problem Solving in Biology and two Peterson Field Guides, one on coral reefs of the Caribbean and the other on seashores of the Southeastern United States and the Caribbean.
Learning marine biology from a textbook is one thing. But take...
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Very short introductions volume 354
Pub. Date
2013.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
The marine environment is the largest, most important, and yet most mysterious habitat on our planet. It contains more than 99% of the world's living space, produces half of its oxygen, plays a critical role in regulating its climate, and supports a remarkably diverse and exquisitely adapted array of life forms, from microscopic viruses, bacteria, and plankton to the largest existing animals. In this unique Very Short Introduction, biologist Philip...
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Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
"One of American Association for the Advancement of Science's Books for General Audiences and Young Adults 2014" Stephen R. Palumbi is Professor of Biology and Director of the Hopkins Marine Station at Stanford University. Anthony R. Palumbi, Stephen's son, is a science writer and novelist whose work has appeared in the Atlantic and other publications.
A thrilling tour of the sea's most extreme species, written by one of the world's leading marine...
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Pub. Date
2014.
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English
Description
Deep is a voyage from the ocean's surface to its darkest trenches, the most mysterious places on Earth. Fascinated by the sport of freediving-in which competitors descend great depths on a single breath-James Nestor embeds with a gang of oceangoing extreme athletes and renegade researchers. He finds whales that communicate with other whales hundreds of miles away, sharks that swim in unerringly straight lines through pitch-black waters, and other...
11) Under the sea
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2006.
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English
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Answers to such ocean-related questions as what does a shark really eat and how does a sea horse swim?
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Series
Pub. Date
2021.
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English
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"Every volume of Science Comics offers a complete introduction to a particular topic: dinosaurs, the solar system, volcanoes, bats, robots, and more. Whether you're a fourth grader doing a natural science unit at school or a thirty-year-old with a secret passion for airplanes, these books are for you! In this volume, Zip, an enthusiastic beaked whale, is eager to share everything he can about whale pods by broadcasting his very own undersea podcast!...
17) Night dive
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Pub. Date
[1984]
Language
English
Description
A twelve-year-old girl describes the underwater life she sees while scuba diving at night in the Caribbean.
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