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.
| Library | Material Type | Item Barcode | Shelf Number | Copy |
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| VC Cape Town | General Books | 000123529 | 551.46 PAR | 1 |