The Handy Ocean Answer Book by Svarney, Thomas E.

The Handy Ocean Answer Book (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781578590636)

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The Handy Ocean Answer Book by Svarney, Thomas E.

The Handy Ocean Answer Book

$59.95
The Handy Ocean Answer Book by Svarney, Thomas E.

The Handy Ocean Answer Book

$59.95
Format: Paperback
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A convenient primer on the features, marine animals and plants, the human ties to (and our effect on) the oceans from the shoreline to the open water.

From the Arctic to the Southern Ocean that encircles Antarctica, and from the Atlantic to the Pacific and Indian Oceans, The Handy Ocean Answer Book is a comprehensive resource that investigates the 71% of our planet that is covered by oceans. Covering the Mariana Trench, sandy beaches, ocean shelves, and ocean bottoms, this engaging book answers more than 1,000 questions about ocean life from the smallest zooplankton to giant whales.

Learn about sea snakes, sharks, fish and more fish, waterspouts, whirlpools, tides and quakes, navigation, why a boat floats, famous shipwrecks, the effects of climate change, and much, much more. You'll find the answers to such mysteries as ...

  • What is El Ni o and how does it affect the oceans and the weather?
  • What is a riptide?
  • Where does the salt in seawater come from?
  • Are there mountains undersea?
  • How many species of fish exist in the world?
  • Can an ocean be a color other than blue?
  • How do whales breathe?
  • Are volcanoes forming in the oceans today?
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    With 180 photos and illustrations, a helpful index, and bibliography, this book will please dedicated landlubbers and salty sailors alike. It offers an ocean of information on the oceans.

    Author: Thomas E. Svarney, Patricia Barnes-Svarney
    ISBN-10: 1578590639
    ISBN-13: 9781578590636
    Publisher: Visible Ink Press
    Language: English
    Published: 12/01/1999
    Pages: 616
    Format: Paperback
    Weight: 2.27lbs
    Size: 9.19h x 7.27w x 1.23d

    Review Citation(s):
    Booklist 05/01/2000 pg. 1689
    American Reference Bks Annual 01/01/2001 pg. 708
    Rec Ref Bks for Small/Med Libr 01/01/2001 pg. 251

    By Thomas E. Svarney
    By Thomas E. Svarney
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    Thomas E. Svarney is a scientist, naturalist, and artist. Patricia Barnes-Svarney has been a nonfiction science and science fiction writer for more than 15 years. She has worked professionally as a geomorphologist and oceanographer and has written or coau

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