Título:
Ocean atlas : a journey across the waves and into the deep / Tom Jackson ; illustrations by Ana Djordjevic.
ISBN:
9780711251861
Autor personal:
Información de publicación:
Mission Viejo, CA : QEB Publishing, an imprint of The Quarto Group, 2020.
Descripción física:
64 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 30 cm
Nota general:
Includes index.
Contenido:
Introduction -- The Atlantic Ocean -- The Pacific Ocean -- The Indian Ocean -- The Arctic Ocean -- The Southern Ocean -- The Seas -- Exploring the depths -- Tidal zone -- Sunlit zone -- Twilight zone -- Midnight zone -- Seabed -- Ocean trench -- Mapping the seabed -- The Mid-Ocean ridge -- Hydrothermal vents -- Undersea volcanoes -- Ocean islands -- Continental shelf -- Icebergs -- Climate change and the oceans -- Ocean waves -- Tsunamis -- Hurricanes -- Ocean currents -- Ocean food chains -- Coral reefs -- Protecting our oceans.
Síntesis:
A comprehensive exploration of our oceans, covering geography, ecosystems, and animals through a mix of illustrations, photographs, maps, and diagrams. Map out the oceans layers, from the sunlight zone to the abyss, exploring the conditions within each zone and the different creatures that live there, as well as exploring features of the ocean floor such as underwater volcanoes, thermal vents, and the mid-Atlantic ridge.-- Amazon.
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DAK_521_LEXILE:
IG1040L Lexile
DAK_OCLC_NUMBER:
on1123239145
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