The oceans of Florida
By: Peggy Sias Lantz and Wendy Hale ; illustrated by Jean Barnes
Contributors: Hale, Wendy, 1954- author; Barnes, Jean, illustrator
Edition: First edition.
Series: The Florida water story -- volume 3
Publisher: Pineapple Press, Inc.
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Sarasota, Florida
Language: eng
Number of pages: 32
ISBN-13: 9781561647040
Copyright date: 2014
Subjects: Marine animals; Juvenile literature; Marine ecology; Natural history
Description: "The abundance of marine life found in Florida's offshore waters is truly astonishing. More than 1,000 species of saltwater fish have been identified. Add to that number the invertebrates, algae, grasses, seaweeds, plankton, and all of the other creatures that call the ocean home, and you'll discover an amazing world of life surrounding you in Florida's oceans."--
Notes: Ages 10-14.

Grades 7 to 8.
Table of contents: title: Where is offshore?; title: Ocean motion; title: River in the sea; title: Florida's Atlantic side; title: Florida's Gulf side; title: Living seashells; title: Dry Tortugas; title: Drifters; title: Glowing waters; title: Plants that drift; title: Animals that drift; title: Swimmers; title: Life on the ocean floor; title: Dangers in the deep; title: Marine mammals; title: Ocean flyers; title: Migration and the "little guys"; title: Hurricane!; title: Marine conservation.