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Investigates colossal ship-swallowing rogue waves and the surfers who seek them out. For centuries, mariners have spun tales of gargantuan waves, 100 feet high or taller. Until recently scientists dismissed these stories; waves that high would seem to violate the laws of physics. But in the past few decades, as a number of ships have vanished and new evidence has emerged, oceanographers realized something was brewing in the planet's waters. They found...
4) Oceans
Author
Publisher
Creative Education
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
24 pages cm.
Description
"A kindergarten-level introduction to oceans, covering their climate, plant and animal life, and such defining features as their salty water"--
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Publisher
PublicAffairs
Pub. Date
c2010
Physical Desc
xiii, 319 p. : map ; 24 cm.
Description
Presents a collection of essays by leading experts examining the current condition of the world's oceans and their inhabitants and emphasizing the need to preserve them from the threat of pollution, overfishing, dead zones, and global warming.
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Series
Publisher
HARPER, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
40 pages : color illustrations
Description
"With beautiful illustrations and engaging text, How Deep Is the Ocean? will guide young readers into the deepest parts of the ocean. Featuring a find-out-more section with a water-pressure experiment, a lesson in making a sounding line to learn how scientists measure the depth of the ocean, a glossary of new terms, and web research prompts, this book will begin children?s explorations of the deep sea. Both the text and the artwork were vetted for...
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"Dude, I am Ocean. You know my many names: Atlantic, Pacific, Arctic, Indian, Southern. It's all excellent me. My salt water flows across the planet as one. I have no flag. No nationality. My waves are for all. Life on Earth began in my epic waters I keep the global climate just right. And I have rad secrets. But I'm facing a major wipeout! Only by working together can we get back in the zone. It's you and me, dudes"--
Author
Publisher
William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
xiv, 304 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Description
Weaving together science, biography, and military history, this story of the virtually unknown woman who became "the first oceanographer of the Navy" recounts how her groundbreaking research turned the tide of World War II.
12) Ocean adventures
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Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
c2010
Physical Desc
5 videodiscs (ca. 11 hr.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
" ... diving team as they explore a thrilling array of natural phenomena, investigate little known territories and ecosystems hundreds of feet beneath the ocean's surface, and come face to face with a friendly and ferocious inhabitants of the deep in each episode of Ocean Adventures. Through Jean-Michel's observations, the series illuminates the great need for better understanding and sustainable management of the oceans' rich natural treasures"--Container....
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