Books like Oceans by Glen Phelan

An engaging, picture‑rich nonfiction journey through the world's oceans, featuring marine animals, geology, and exploration science.

An accessible guide that explores the world’s oceans, their physical characteristics, marine life, currents, and tidal patterns, along with human methods of sea harvesting.

"Approaching this vast and multifaceted subject with profound passion and a refreshing approach, ocean scientist and diver Ellen Prager, along with internationally renowned underwater explorer Sylvia Earle, crafts a comprehensive and understandable survey of the ocean's past, present, and future. Leading readers on a fantastic undersea voyage spanning 4.5 billion years of natural history - from the Precambrian through the present - The Oceans reveals the nature and science of everything from waves, tides and sea level change, to hurricanes, El Nino, and global warming, along with marine sediments, plate tectonics, and the astonishing myriad of life that populates the ocean. In a discussion of the very latest discoveries in marine science - a field that combines oceanography, biology, geology, chemistry, physics, meteorology, and trailblazing underwater exploration - we are led into the interworkings of the sea and the increasingly complex relationship between humans and the ocean."--BOOK JACKET.

Provides information about various aspects of the world's oceans--waves, tides, the food chain, marine creatures, coastlines, and more.

Explore the world’s oceans from Arctic ice to Caribbean reefs with vivid illustrations, clear graphics and concise explanations in this visual encyclopedia for young readers.