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"Ocean" offers a vivid, nonfiction exploration of the planet’s vast seas. With bright photographs of submersibles, sea‑floor models, and illustrations of marine creatures—such as sea spiders, cuttlefish, and octopi—readers gain an "eyewitness" view of ocean life. The book explains oceanic phenomena including major currents, plate tectonics, and temperature‑measuring buoys, while highlighting fascinating facts like the deepest dive, the giant tube worm’s length, and the origin of "dead man’s fingers."
First publish date: 1995
Genre: Travel & Geography/Nature & Wildlife
Authors: Miranda MacQuitty
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