Ocean / author, Dr. Miranda MacQuitty ; photographer, Frank Greenaway.
Discover the wonders of the world's oceans. Meet strange-looking fish, explore shipwrecks and see how an octopus moves.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780744042023 (paperback)
- ISBN: 074404202X (paperback)
- ISBN: 0744042011 (hardcover)
- ISBN: 9780744042016 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: 72 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 29 cm.
- Edition: American edition ; Revised edition.
- Publisher: New York, NY : DK Publishing, 2021.
- Copyright: ©2021.
Content descriptions
General Note: | Includes index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Oceans of the past -- Oceans today -- 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 -- Homes and hiding -- Attack and defense -- The jet set -- Moving along -- Ocean travelers -- The twilight zone -- The darkest depths -- On the bottom -- Deep heat -- Diverse divers -- Submarines -- Ocean explorers -- Wrecks on the sea bed -- Harvesting fish -- Ocean products -- Energy from the ocean -- Oceans in peril -- Did you know? -- The world's oceans -- Find out more -- Glossary. |
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Subject: | Ocean. Marine animals. |
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Available copies
- 3 of 4 copies available at Kenton County.
Holds
- 1 current hold with 4 total copies.
Other Formats and Editions
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Covington Branch | J 551.46 Macq (Text) | 33126020201251 | JNonfiction | Available | - |
Erlanger Branch | J 551.46 Macq (Text) | 33126020201160 | JNonfiction | Available | - |
Erlanger Branch | J 551.46 Macq (Text) | 33126020201244 | JNonfiction | Available | - |
Independence Branch | J 551.46 Macq (Text) | 33126020201145 | JNonfiction | On holds shelf | - |
- Baker & Taylor
Explores the diversity of life in the sea, including predators and prey, the coral reef, and life in the twilight zone of the ocean, with information on products of the ocean, ocean explorers, and preservation of this natural resource. - Penguin Putnam
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