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Title:
Ocean and sea
Author:
Parker, Steve, 1952-
ISBN:
9780545330220

9781407131511

9780531229590
Personal Author:
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.
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