Discover ocean life
By: writer, Alice Jablonsky ; consultant, Steven Webster ; [illustrations, Pablo Montes O'Neill, Lorie Robare]
Contributors: Webster, Steven K.; O'Neill, Pablo Montes, illustrator; Robare, Lorie, illustrator
Publisher: Publications International
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Lincolnwood, Ill
Language: eng
Number of pages: 44
ISBN-13: 9780785361114
Subjects: Marine biology; Marine animals; Juvenile literature
Other titles: Ocean life
Table of contents: title: Our big, blue planet: Oceans are millions of years old. They cover almost three-fourths of the world.; title: Edge of the ocean: Our world has many kinds of shores and beaches, all teeming with wonderful life!; title: Coral reefs: Living coral reef is like an underwater garden. Colorful fish and other marine animals live in these warm, shallow waters.; title: Ocean has forests: Playful otters and sea lions hunt among the giant kelp fronds. These cold waters are home to many fascinating creatures. Open ocean: Biggest and the fastest sea animals live in these vast waters. Sharks and rays are just two kinds of fish found here.; title: Abyss: Thousands of feet below the ocean's surface, it should be completely dark. but the darkness is filled with winks and sparks of light!; title: Survival in the sea: Some sea creatures have found surprising ways of staying alive in their "eat or be eaten" world.; title: Glossary.