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Ocean [electronic resource] / written by Miranda MacQuitty ; photographed by Frank Greenaway.

MacQuitty, Miranda. (Author). Greenaway, Frank, 1946- (illustrator.). Gale Group. (Added Author).

Summary:

Discover the watery world of the ocean that covers most of the earth and see the amazing wildlife in its depths.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780756643546 (electronic book)
  • Physical Description: 1 online resource (72 p.) : ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps.
  • Edition: Paperback ed.
  • Publisher: London : Dorling Kindersley, 2003.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Description based on print version record.
Includes index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Oceans of the past -- Oceans today -- Life in the oceans -- Waves and weather -- Sandy and muddy -- Soft sea bed -- Rocks underwater -- On the rocks -- The coral kingdom -- Life on a coral reef -- Sea meadows -- Predators and prey -- Homes and hiding -- Attack and defense -- The jet set -- Moving along -- Ocean travellers -- The twilight zone -- The darkest depths -- On the bottom -- Vents and smokers -- Diverse divers -- Underwater machines -- Ocean explorers -- Wrecks on the sea bed -- Harvesting fish -- Ocean products -- Oil and gas exploration -- Oceans in peril -- Did you know? -- The world's oceans -- Find out more -- Glossary -- Index.
Subject: Ocean.
Marine animals.
Electronic books.


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