Oceans

John Woodward, 1954-

Book - 2008

Explores various aspects of the world's oceans and provides instructions on how to find additional information on the Internet.

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Subjects
Published
New York : DK Pub 2008.
Language
English
Corporate Author
Google (Firm)
Main Author
John Woodward, 1954- (-)
Corporate Author
Google (Firm) (-)
Online Access
DK online oceans website
Item Description
"Google."
Physical Description
96 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps ; 29 cm
Bibliography
Includes index.
ISBN
9780756634636
  • How to Use the Website
  • An Ocean Planet
  • Ocean Pioneers
  • Oceanography
  • Exploring the Ocean Depths
  • The Ocean Floors
  • Oceans and Continents
  • Midocean Ridges
  • Hotspots and Seamounts
  • Ocean Trenches
  • Tsunamis
  • Coastal Erosion
  • Abyssal Plains
  • Changing Sea Levels
  • Ocean Water
  • Heat and Light
  • Icy Oceans
  • Oceans and the Atmosphere
  • Cyclones and Hurricanes
  • Wind and Waves
  • Tides and Tidal Streams
  • Surface Currents
  • Seasonal Shifts
  • Deep-Water Currents
  • Nutrients and Life
  • The Marine Food Web
  • Living Underwater
  • Life in Shallow Seas
  • Life on Tidal Shores
  • Life on Tidal Shores
  • Life in Icy Oceans
  • Coral Reefs and Atolls
  • The Open Oceans
  • The Ocean Depths
  • Hydrothermal Vents
  • Minerals from the Sea
  • Energy from the Oceans
  • Fishing and Mariculture
  • Overfishing and Bycatch
  • Ocean Trade and Tourism
  • Habitat Destruction
  • Climate Change
  • Marine Conservation
  • Reference Section
  • Timeline
  • Glossary
  • Index
  • Acknowledgments
Review by School Library Journal Review

Gr 6-10-After introducing readers to a young person whose family's livelihood is dependent on the titular biome, the authors turn to a question-and-answer format to present additional information. Topics include the biome's structure, plant and animal life, and environmental threats. Pages of facts and statistics follow the narrative sections. Lists of books, Web sites, and environmental organizations provide suggestions for further exploration. Each volume includes appropriate maps and full-color photos. They are usually small and seem squeezed into pages of text with almost no white space. Visual appeal is further reduced by colored text boxes with information on related topics or opposing viewpoints. However, the books seem aimed at report writers, not browsers, and libraries in need of additional resources may want to purchase them as supplemental material.-Kathy Piehl, Minnesota State University, Mankato (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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