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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...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 2
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Jack and Annie continue their quest for the secrets of happiness--secrets they need if they're going to save Merlin. But when the magic tree house leads them to a tiny deserted island in the middle of the ocean, they're not sure who needs help more--Merlin or themselves! The brother and sister team are soon rescued by a ship of explorers and scientists. But the crew isn't looking for the secrets of happiness. The crew is looking for . . . a sea monster!From...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
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Oceans cover three-quarters of the planet. This fascinating book shows how the world's five oceans, Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, and Arctic, are interconnected and why they are vitally important to the rest of Earth.
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[2001]
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"Not since Rachel Carson's brilliant classic The Sea Around Us fifty years ago has a writer been able to give voice so compellingly to thc ocean - its mythic history and its precarious future. In the course of an ocean voyage, Deborah Cramer weaves details of the history and science of the Atlantic into a brilliant tapestry that documents our many-faceted reliance on the sea, our betrayal of that bond, the changing landscape of the ocean floor, and...
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2023.
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"From New York Times bestselling author Susan Casey, an awe-inspiring portrait of the mysterious world beneath the waves, and the men and women who seek to uncover its secrets For all of human history, the deep ocean has been a source of wonder and terror, an unknown realm that evoked a singular, compelling question: What's down there? Unable to answer this for centuries, people believed the deep was a sinister realm of fiendish creatures and deadly...
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[2003]
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In The Empty Ocean, acclaimed author and artist Richard Ellis tells the story of our continued plunder of life in the sea and weighs the chances for its recovery. Through fascinating portraits of a wide array of creatures, he introduces us to the many forms of sea life that humans have fished, hunted, and collected over the centuries, from charismatic whales and dolphins to the lowly menhaden, from sea turtles to cod, tuna, and coral. Rich in history,...
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Magic tree house fact trackers volume 9
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 1
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Discusses dolphins and sharks, their ocean habitats, and general information about oceans and oceanography.
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2024.
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"This book follows nine different places in the ocean, from close and accessible to remote and forbidding: tidepools, coral reefs, shellfish farms, kelp forests, a fishing area in the North Atlantic, remote islands of the Pacific, the North Pacific Garbage Patch, the deep sea, and finally the Arctic and Antarctic poles. In each place, the authors delve into the science of how we understand the ocean, and the history of the human connection to these...
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Provides armchair entree to gripping adventure, cutting-edge science, and an intimate understanding of our deep blue home. At the center of this penetrating exploration of the ocean and the creatures dependent on it is Julia Whitty's description of the three-dimensional ocean river, far more powerful than the Nile or the Amazon, encircling the globe. It's a watery force connected to the earth's climate control and so to the eventual fate of the human...
13) Oceans
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.7 - AR Pts: 2
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Looks at how oceans formed, how currents and tides work, and the different types of ocean environments. Also discusses the impact of humans on oceans and what we can do to reduce the effects of climate change and to prevent overfishing and pollution.
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2021.
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The oceans have always shaped human lives," writes marine biologist Helen Scales in her vibrant new book The Brilliant Abyss, but the surface and the very edges have so far mattered the most. "However, one way or another, the future ocean is the deep ocean." A golden era of deep-sea discovery is underway. Revolutionary studies in the deep are rewriting the very notion of life on Earth and the rules of what is possible. In the process, the abyss is...
16) Ocean
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c1999
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Describes the world's oceans, their physical features, and the animals and plants that live in them.
17) Oceans
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c2006
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Presents color-illustrated, encyclopedia-style articles on the ocean biome, covering its geography, geology, chemistry, biology, history, exploration, economics, health, management, and relationship to the atmosphere, and includes an annotated further reading list.
18) Oceans
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[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 1
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Looks at oceans, covering where they are located, plant and ocean life, and more.
19) Atlantic Ocean
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
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Surveys the origin, geological borders, climate, water, plant and animal life, and economic and ecological aspects of the Atlantic Ocean.
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1961
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Published in 1951, The Sea Around Us is one of the most remarkably successful books ever written about the natural world. Rachel Carson's rare ability to combine scientific insight with moving, poetic prose catapulted her book to first place on The New York Times best-seller list, where it enjoyed wide attention for thirty-one consecutive weeks. It remained on the list for more than a year and a half and ultimately sold well over a million copies,...