Description |
63 pages : color illustrations ; 31 cm |
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age Children lcdgt |
Note |
Ages 6-9. |
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K to Grade 3. |
Contents |
Coastlines -- Tide Pools -- Estuaries -- Salt Marshes -- Mangrove Swapms -- Sandy Coasts: Tropical Inhabitants -- Sandy Coasts: Temperate Inhabitants -- Shallow seas -- Rocky Seabeds -- Kelp Forests -- Coral Reefs -- Sandy Seabeds -- Seagrass Beds -- Shipwrecks -- The Open Ocean -- Whales and Dolphins -- Ocean giants -- Ocean Travelers -- Seabirds -- Sharks -- The Blue Whale -- The Polar Seas -- Polar Bears -- Arctic Creatures -- Antarctic Creatures -- The Deep Ocean -- Hydrothermal Vents -- Deep Ocean Monsters -- Bioluminescence -- Plastic Ocean. |
Summary |
"Oceans cover more than 70% of the world--and so much science is lurking underneath that water's surface. This survey-style book explores an incredible collection of narratives, featuring fascinating facts and stories about the world's deepest seas and oceans. This is an eye-catching, comprehensive look at the creatures and plants that populate these waters and the people who have explored it, as well as a critical look at what is at stake now in protecting it. Featuring an eclectic mix of layout styles with incredible artwork throughout, this is a book that will amaze children and families alike with fantastic facts on the astounding seas and oceans that cover our planet"-- Provided by publisher. |
Audience |
Ages 6-9. |
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K to Grade 3. |
Subject |
Ocean -- Juvenile literature.
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Marine animals -- Juvenile literature.
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Marine ecology -- Juvenile literature.
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Ocean.
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Marine animals.
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Added Author |
Calder, Jill, author.
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ISBN |
9781547603350 (hardcover) |
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1547603356 (hardcover) |
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