ocean

Oceans and seas have long attracted human settlement because they offer a rich food source and access to faraway places for trade. This book features examples of the everyday lives of people who live on and by oceans and seas.

Examines the question of why the water in oceans is salty, discussing the sources of minerals.

"In the clear blue waters of the Pacific Ocean, a young bottlenose dolphin and her mother travel with their pod. As they bob up to the surface and down into ocean depths, they meet all of the happily swimming creatures, big and small, who share their home in this little corner of our blue planet"--Back cover.

From ugly eels to gigantic worms, mysterious narwhals to majestic penguins, learn about the creatures that survive the most extreme ocean environments in this new title from the exciting In Focus: Oceans series. Did you know that walruses use their tusks as tools to dig up food on the seafloor? Or that the giant squid has the largest eyes of any living creature? And did you know that there's a deep-sea octopus named after Dumbo?.

From flying fish to peculiar sunfish, bottlenose dolphins to basking sharks, learn about the enormous underwater world of the open ocean.

From seashells to sea lions, gannets to penguins, learn about the huge range of creatures supported by the coastal seas.

There's plenty to discover about the planet we call Earth, and this vivacious volume summons readers to pay attention to the wonderful world around them.

Introduces the readers to oceans and their ecology.

"[A] girl in her little blue house wants to believe that the children gazing back from far over the horizon love the oceans as she does and wants to keep them safe, alive, and beautiful"--Amazon.

"A comprehensive exploration of our oceans, covering geography, ecosystems, and animals through a mix of illustrations, photographs, maps, and diagrams. Map out the oceans layers, from the sunlight zone to the abyss, exploring the conditions within each zone and the different creatures that live there, as well as exploring features of the ocean floor such as underwater volcanoes, thermal vents, and the mid-Atlantic ridge"--Amazon.com.