Bibliograph

Ocean, written by Dr. Miranda MacQuitty ; photographed by Frank Greenaway

Type

Label

Ocean, written by Dr. Miranda MacQuitty ; photographed by Frank Greenaway

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Ocean

Oclc number

881247106

Responsibility statement

written by Dr. Miranda MacQuitty ; photographed by Frank Greenaway

Series statement

DK eyewitness books

Summary

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

Table Of Contents

Oceans of the past -- Oceans today -- Ocean life -- Waves and weather -- Sandy and muddy -- Soft seabed -- 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 seabed -- Harvesting fish -- Ocean products -- Oil and gas -- Oceans in peril -- Did you know? -- The world's oceans -- Find out more

Target audience

juvenile

resource.variantTitle

Eyewitness oceanDK eyewitness ocean

Classification