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A very simple introduction to the location, climate, special geographic features, and incredible animal life unique to the Atlantic Ocean. Additional features to aid comprehension include fact-filled callouts, detailed photographs, a table of contents, a phonetic glossary, sources for further research, and an introduction to the author. The world's oceans cover more than 70 percent of Earth's surface. But how much do children really know about our...
3) Oceanology
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DK
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2020.
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First American edition.
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415 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 31 cm
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"The oceans have always shaped human lives," writes marine biologist Helen Scales in her vibrant new book The Brilliant Abyss, but the surface and the very edges have so far mattered the most. "However, one way or another, the future ocean is the deep ocean." 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...
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Magic tree house. Merlin missions volume 11
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IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 2
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520L
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When eight-year-old Jack and his seven-year-old sister, Annie, join a group of nineteenth-century explorers aboard the H.M.S. Challenger, they learn about the ocean, solve the mystery of its fabled sea monster, and gain compassion for their fellow creatures.
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Magic tree house. Original series volume 9
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IL: LG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
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540L
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Their magic tree house takes Jack and Annie deep into the sea, where they meet up with dolphins, sharks, and octopi as they search for the answer to an ancient riddle.
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A very simple introduction to the location, climate, special geographic features, and incredible animal life unique to the Pacific Ocean. Additional features to aid comprehension include fact-filled callouts, detailed photographs, a table of contents, a phonetic glossary, sources for further research, and an introduction to the author. But how much do children really know about our planet's main bodies of water? Oceans of the World gives readers the...
10) The Indian Ocean
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A very simple introduction to the location, climate, special geographic features, and incredible animal life unique to the Indian Ocean. Additional features to aid comprehension include fact-filled callouts, detailed photographs, a table of contents, a phonetic glossary, sources for further research, and an introduction to the author. But how much do children really know about our planet's main bodies of water? Oceans of the World gives readers the...
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As is the case with many modern fields of study, oceanographical engineering cuts across the boundaries of several disciplines. Like other scientific endeavors, it aims to understand the nature of the ocean and to make use of this understanding for the benefit of humanity through better ports, safer and more economical operations at sea, and greater use of the oceans' natural resources--food, raw materials, and recreation. This graduate-level text...
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Get the Summary of Susan Casey's The Wave in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "The Wave" by Susan Casey delves into the world of giant waves and those who seek them out. The book centers on the North Shore of Maui, home to the legendary wave Jaws, which draws surfers like Laird Hamilton who thrive on its eighty-foot swells. Casey recounts her experiences with Hamilton and other big-wave surfers, exploring the dangers,...
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For those with a curiosity about shores or a desire to better understand them, The Beach Book shares the basic science behind waves, tides, sea level, sand dunes, salt marshes, and beach erosion. It tells sunbathers why the beach widens and narrows from week to week and helps boaters and anglers understand why tidal inlets change. It gives home buyers insight into gauging erosion rates and provides natural-resource managers and concerned citizens...
14) The Open Sea
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The New Naturalist editors believe this to be the greatest general work on the subject ever written. This edition is exclusive to newnaturalists.com Professor Alistair Hardy is truly obsessed by animals of the sea - devotedly enthusiastic about the nature of their adaptations and life histories, brilliantly critical in the examination of their mysteries, acutely lucid (and at the same time highly artistic) in his descriptions of them in his arresting...
15) Pacific Ocean
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Where is the deepest point on Earth? How are tsunamis caused? Why do some people live in houses on stilts?
16) Atlantic Ocean
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IL: LG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
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What do people drill into the ocean floor for? What's special about the Sargasso Sea? Why do people like to visit the Caribbean Islands?
17) Arctic Ocean
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Accelerated Reader
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What is a glacier? Who has lived along the Arctic coast for 4,000 years? When did explorers first reach the North Pole?
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We are going on an expedition to the ocean's twilight zone in search of a GIANT SQUID! We want to know more about this awe-inspiring animal, but giant squid are hard to find. We need your help making choices on our expedition - be careful, because not ever path leads where you expect! Whatever path you pick, you'll see and learn amazing things.
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"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...
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