Scholastic atlas of oceans
Publisher: Scholastic Reference
Published: 2004
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 96
ISBN-13: 9780439561280
Subjects: Juvenile literature; Oceanography; Ocean
Description: Every spread of the SCHOLASTIC ATLAS OF OCEANS provides children with vibrant, detailed, full-color illustrations of the ocean world and its inhabitants. Concise captions provide middle-grade readers with valuable information to help them understand this environment. The SCHOLASTIC ATLAS OF OCEANS covers an array of topics, beginning with the location and layout of each ocean and sea in the world. It discusses how oceans are formed, how waves are created, and how coastlines come to exist.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Portrait of the oceans; title: At the bottom of the ocean; title: Ocean's changing features; title: Ocean of life; title: Conquest of the oceans; title: Facts; title: Activities; title: Glossary; title: Index.