Ocean

Cousteau, Philippe, 1980- (author of foreword.).

Summary: Learn brand-new, firsthand information about our oceans -- delivered directly from scientists in the field. These days, if you want to look something up, you just turn on your computer. But are you really getting all the information you need? Is it correct and up to date? Is there more information out there? There is! Oceans presents cutting-edge information directly from oceanographers themselves. It reveals how this information was discovered, too -- experiments, predictions, test results, identifications, and much, much more. Featuring interviews with amazing men and women, fantastic photography, detailed maps, and superb infographics, this new series is filled with original and extraordinary facts that will have every child exclaiming, "Really? WOW!"

Record details

ISBN: 9780545806503
ISBN: 054580650X
Physical Description: print
64 pages : color photographs ; 26 cm.
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: New York : Scholastic, 2015.

Content descriptions

General Note:

Statement of responsibility from cover.

Includes index.

Formatted Contents Note:

The ocean: Exploring our oceans -- The reef: Life on the reef ; Stunning shrimp ; Reef geniuses ; Cuttlefish ; Coral crisis ; Beauty or beast? -- Open ocean: Life in the ocean ; Plankton ;Tiger sharks ; Lethal ; Urchin crab ; Bluefin tuna ; The immortal jellyfish ; Noisy ocean ; Smart dolphins ; Giant ocean sunfish ; Portuguese man-of-war ; How old? -- The deep: Life in the deep ; Superhot vents ; Sperm whales ; Ghost of the deep ; Weird creatures of the deep ; Dragonfish.