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MacQuitty, Miranda

Eyewitness ocean / Ocean written by Miranda MacQuitty ; photographed by Frank Greenaway - Rev. ed - New York, N.Y. : DK Pub., 2008 - 72 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 29 cm. + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.) + 1 fold-out wall chart - DK eyewitness books . - DK eyewitness books .

Includes index

Includes bibliographical references (p. 68) and index

Oceans of the past -- Oceans today -- Life in the oceans -- Waves and weather -- Sandy and muddy -- Soft seabed -- Rocks underwater -- On the rocks -- Coral kingdom -- Life on a coral reef -- Sea meadows -- Predators and prey -- Homes and hiding -- Attack and defense -- Jet set -- Moving along -- Ocean travelers -- Twilight zone -- Darkest depths -- On the bottom -- Vents and smokers -- Diverse divers -- Underwater machines -- Ocean explorers -- Wrecks on the seabed -- Harvesting fish -- Ocean products -- Oil and gas exploration -- Oceans in peril -- Did you know? -- World's oceans -- Find out more

"Discover the watery world covering most ot the earth--and the amazing wildlife in its depths."--Cover

ISBN: 9780756637767 0756637767

LCCN: 2008276032

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Ocean--Juvenile literature
Marine animals--Juvenile literature

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Juvenile works.

LC Class. No.: GC21.5 / .M33 2008

Dewey Class. No.: 551.46