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2) Oceans
Author
Series
Publisher
Children's Press
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Explores oceans, discusses how they affect the climate, and describes the variety of life forms found there.
Author
Series
Magic tree house. Merlin missions volume 11
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
When eight-year-old Jack and his seven-year-old sister, Annie, join a group of nineteenth-century explorers aboard the H.M.S. Challenger, they learn about the ocean, solve the mystery of its fabled sea monster, and gain compassion for their fellow creatures.
Author
Publisher
Atlantic Monthly Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"The oceans have always shaped human lives," writes marine biologist Helen Scales in her vibrant new book The Brilliant Abyss, but the surface and the very edges have so far mattered the most. "However, one way or another, the future ocean is the deep ocean." A golden era of deep-sea discovery is underway. Revolutionary studies in the deep are rewriting the very notion of life on Earth and the rules of what is possible. In the process, the abyss is...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"From New York Times bestselling author Susan Casey, an awe-inspiring portrait of the mysterious world beneath the waves, and the men and women who seek to uncover its secrets For all of human history, the deep ocean has been a source of wonder and terror, an unknown realm that evoked a singular, compelling question: What's down there? Unable to answer this for centuries, people believed the deep was a sinister realm of fiendish creatures and deadly...
Series
Publisher
World Book
Pub. Date
[2011]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
"An introduction to the world's oceans, with information about how they formed, how they affect Earth's climate, the plants and animals that live in them, and the dangers they face. Features include fact boxes, maps, photographs, a glossary, and a list of recommended books and website"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Series
Publisher
Storey Publishing
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Follow Rothman's inquisitive mind and engaging artwork along shorelines, across the open ocean, and below the waves to explore the hows and whys of the watery universe, from how the world's oceans formed to why the sea is salty"--
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.8 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
Looks at the work of renowned octopus scientist Jennifer Mather and a team of researchers on the island of Moorea, near Tahiti in the South Pacific, where they work to learn more about octopuses and their behavior.
Author
Publisher
Greystone Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Amazing things happen under the Earth's waters: the sea glows mysteriously at night, the smallest organisms (plankton) have the greatest power, and the fish, which seem so taciturn, communicate with each other loudly. In Blue Wonder, Frauke Bagusche, a German marine biologist, takes us on a fascinating dive beneath the ocean to recount her personal experiences with the world's smallest and largest creatures, explaining, for example, the origins of...
Author
Series
Publisher
Amicus Illustrated
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Journey to the depths of the ocean and meet the animals that live at different levels of the sea. Comparisons to familiar objects give perspective and illustrated rulers show numeric distances of each depth range. Includes a map, glossary, and further resources"--
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