Oceans

McMillan, Beverly. (Author). Musick, John A. (Added Author).

Summary: Take a look inside the formation of waves and tsunamis, see a cross-section of an underwater living lab, and explore the plant and animal species that live miles beneath the ocean's surface. Oceans is a multi-dimensional showcase of the aquatic universe!

Record details

ISBN: 9781416938590 (hardcover)
ISBN: 1416938591 (hardcover)
Physical Description: print
64 p. : col. ill. ; 28 cm.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, c2007.

Content descriptions

General Note:

Includes index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Watery world: Our extraordinary blue planet -- Formation of earth's first ocean -- Underwater landscape -- Ocean in Motion -- oceans and climate -- Ocean life: Regions and zones: Ocean habitats -- Made for the ocean: Adaptations -- Great ocean migrations -- Oceans under threat -- Exploring the oceans: Deep-sea legends --Highways for exploration -- Inside and out: Galleon -- Ocean's hidden dangers -- Exploring the depts -- Ocean's bounty -- Shallows: Exploring the sandy shore -- Life along the rocky shore -- Estuaries -- Abundance in the coastal sea -- Colors of he coral reef -- Hid-and-seek in the kelp forest -- Life in a world of ice: Polar seas -- Depths: teeming with life in the sunlight zone -- Creature of the deep sea -- Life on the ocean floor: Hot vents -- Oceans of wonder -- Glossary -- Index.