Ocean and sea
by
 
Parker, Steve, 1952-

Title
Ocean and sea

Author
Parker, Steve, 1952-

ISBN
9780545330220
 
9781407131511
 
9780531229590

Personal Author
Parker, Steve, 1952-

Physical Description
107 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 29 cm.

Series
Scholastic discover more
 
Scholastic discover more.

General Note
Includes index.

Contents
All about oceans -- Ocean waters -- Ancient ocean -- Oceans today -- What's inside an ocean? -- Water on the move -- Ocean's edge -- Oceans of the world -- Earth's oceans -- Islands in the sea -- Crossing the oceans -- Life in the ocean -- Kinds of life -- Food webs -- Sand life -- Hard-shore life -- Lagoons -- Life in the coral reef -- Frozen poles -- Seabirds -- Fish -- Shark stats -- Whale stats -- Deep-sea life -- People and oceans -- On the water -- Water sports -- Submersible -- Riches from the sea -- Pirates -- Ocean legends -- Tsunamis -- Wrecked! -- Oceans under threat -- Pollution -- Expanding oceans -- Threatened species -- Final frontier -- Ocean favorites -- Glossary -- Index -- Credits and acknowledgements.

Abstract
An introduction to Earth's oceans, covering water, geology, tides, waves, coastlines, and ocean life, and presenting numerous photographs.

Subject Term
Ocean -- Juvenile literature.


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