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English
Description
Oceans and Seas brings the young reader on a journey into the sea where full-color illustrations enhance the informational presentation of the incredible creatures and plants that live in different oceans around the world, including a review of the creatures of the coral reefs and an overview of deep-sea treasure hunting. It introduces readers to the fascinating underwater world, from the deepest oceans to the shallows, and the creatures and plants...
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Dive beneath the waves to meet 80 of the ocean's strangest and most surprising inhabitants. This beautifully illustrated aquatic world tour tells the fascinating stories of beguiling sea creatures and their ingenious feats of survival - from producing anti-freeze to enduring boiling temperatures - revealing the ways in which these seemingly remote creatures have shapes our own lives, whether through medicine, culture or folklore."--Publisher.
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
"From New York Times bestselling author Susan Casey, an awe-inspiring portrait of the mysterious world beneath the waves, and the men and women who seek to uncover its secrets For all of human history, the deep ocean has been a source of wonder and terror, an unknown realm that evoked a singular, compelling question: What's down there? Unable to answer this for centuries, people believed the deep was a sinister realm of fiendish creatures and deadly...
6) Oceans
Series
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Formats
Description
Features an exhilarating look under the sea through the eyes of those that live there. Incredible state-of-the-art-underwater filmmaking will take viewers breath away as they migrate with whales, swim alongside a great white shark, and race with dolphins at play. Includes first-ever images of elusive deepwater creatures, featurettes, music video, filmmaker annotations, and more.
7) Wow! Ocean!
Author
Series
Izzy books (Robert Neubecker) volume 4
Pub. Date
[2011]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
When Izzy and her sister Jo travel from the mountains to the ocean they find a wealth of things to be excited about.
Author
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"For everyone with an interest in the ocean, such as marine biologists, students, naturalists, and divers. Encompasses organisms that live in, on, and around the ocean. Includes color illustrations, line drawings, and over 1,500 color photographs, and information on identification, distribution, structure, biology, ecology, classification, and conservation"--
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Language
English
Description
"... [L]egendary marine scientist Sylvia Earle portrays a global ecosystem on the brink of irreversible environmental crisis unless we act immediately. A Silent Spring for our era, this eloquent, urgent, fascinating book reveals how the past 50 years of destructive--and ever accelerating--oceanic change threaten the very existence of life on Earth." -- back cover.
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First Grove Atlantic hardcover edition.
Language
English
Description
A golden era of deep-sea discovery is underway. Revolutionary studies in the deep are rewriting the very notion of life on Earth and the rules of what is possible. In the process, the abyss is being revealed as perhaps the most amazing part of our planet, with a topography even more varied and extreme than its Earthbound counterpart. Teeming with unsuspected life, an extraordinary interconnected ecosystem deep below the waves has a huge effect on...
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Transports you to some of the most exotic and isolated undersea locations on Earth, including Southern Australia, New Guinea, and others in the Indo-Pacific region and allows you to experience face-to-face encounters with some of the most mysterious and stunning creatures of the sea.
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First American Edition.
Language
English
Description
"Swim with jellyfish, wonder at the busy life of a seagrass meadow, and fence with narwhals...Take kids on a fascinating underwater journey, showing them just how amazing oceans are, what plants and animals live in them, and how we can help them."--Amazon.com.
17) Oceans
Series
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
"Oceans cover just over 70% of the Earth's surface, and are home to hundreds of thousands of animals. This illustrated nonfiction volume introduces several ocean animals. Detailed captions describe each animal, while inset maps show where the animals can be found around the world. Features include a glossary, maps, photographs, and an index"--
Author
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence Enric Sala takes readers on an unforgettable journey to 10 places where the ocean is virtually untouched by man, offering a fascinating glimpse into our past and an inspiring vision for the future. From the shark-rich waters surrounding Coco Island, Costa Rica, to the iceberg-studded sea off Franz Josef Land, Russia, this incredible photographic collection showcases the thriving marine ecosystems that Sala...
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