The Handy Ocean Answer Book

by Patricia Barnes-Svarney Thomas E. Svarney, Thomas E. Svarney, Patricia Barnes-Svarney

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1578590639
• ISBN13: 9781578590636
• Release Date: December 1999
• Publisher: Visible Ink Press
• Length: 616 Pages
• Weight: 2.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 7.3" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

Recommended for readers of all ages.

A 'handy answer book' by Thomas Svarney & Patricia Barnes-Svarney using question-and-answer formats normally reserved for younger audiences to great effectiveness for adult readers, Ocean Answer Book surveys beaches, fish discoveries, and ocean exploration programs alike and is packed with facts, presented in a lively format for leisure browsing.