marine pollution

"Every year, huge amounts of pollution, including plastic bags, old fishing nets, and harmful chemicals, end up in our oceans. As a result, animals that live in or near the sea often get sick--and sometimes die! Luckily, we can stop this from happening. Look inside to learn more about polluted oceans and what you can do to help clean them up"--Back cover.

This book provides comprehensive information on Earth's oceans, their importance, and the environmental threats placed upon them.

"Rick and Evie Lane have finally converted the Great Pacific Garbage Patch into an eighth continent. But their dream of a new homeland for their family turns out to be short-lived. Because when robots from the villainous Condo Corp crash into their continent, a fatal oversight in the building process is revealed: the land mass was never anchored to the ocean floor!..."--Publisher's description.

"Discusses what oceans are, their importance to humans and to the ecosystem, how humans are harming them, and what can be done to protect them"--.

Discusses the sources of water, the importance of water in sustaining life, threats to Earth's water supply and ways in which children around the world are taking action to protect this vital natural resource.

Explore the depth of the ocean and gain a strong understanding of the ocean's life, climates, and marvels, as well as the dangers threatening these wondrous waters.

Discusses pollution of the ocean and depletion of the ocean by overharvesting of various species, including krill.

The inhabitants of a coral reef are threatened when a shady real estate deal started by the greedy Groper floods their area with poisonous waste.

Discusses the wide variety of marine life, how it is threatened by man's carelessness, and what can be done to save it.