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Explore the world's oceans and seas with this gorgeous illustrated children's book, endorsed by the Natural History Museum
Together, the mighty oceans make up Earth's biggest biome. They drive the world's weather, provide half of all the oxygen we breathe and supply food and livelihoods for over a billion people. The World Ocean explores these precious habitats in depth, looking at the different features, from wildlife and weather to landscape, that make them unique. It also looks at the threats that they all face, and what is being done to protect them.
A world of water / Chapter 1: Around the oceans / The Arctic Ocean / The Atlantic Ocean / The Indian Ocean / The Pacific Ocean / The Southern Ocean / Chapter 2: Unique features / Wind, weather and currents / Volcanoes and islands / The Great Barrier Reef / Pacific islands / An icy ocean / Arctic weather / Chapter 3: Voyages of discovery / Crossing the Atlantic / Exploring the Pacific / Arctic journeys / Indian Ocean explorers / Chapter 4: Ocean wildlife / Life in the Arctic / Pacific animals / Pacific plants / Penguin power / Indian Ocean animals / Atlantic green turtles / Chapter 5: Looking ahead / Indian Ocean riches / Indian Ocean in danger / Atlantic future / The changing Arctic / Saving the Southern Ocean / Fast ocean facts / Glossary/ Index
Contents
1: A world of water
2: Chapter 1: Around the oceans
3: The Arctic Ocean
4: The Atlantic Ocean
5: The Indian Ocean
6: The Pacific Ocean
7: The Southern Ocean
8: Chapter 2: Unique features
9: Wind, weather and currents
10: Volcanoes and islands
11: The Great Barrier Reef
12: Pacific islands
13: An icy ocean
14: Arctic weather
15: Chapter 3: Voyages of discovery
16: Crossing the Atlantic
17: Exploring the Pacific
18: Arctic journeys
19: Indian Ocean explorers
20: Chapter 4: Ocean wildlife
21: Life in the Arctic
22: Pacific animals
23: Pacific plants
24: Penguin power
25: Indian Ocean animals
26: Atlantic green turtles
27: Chapter 5: Looking ahead
28: Indian Ocean riches
29: Indian Ocean in danger
30: Atlantic future
31: The changing Arctic
32: Saving the Southern Ocean
33: Fast ocean facts
34: Glossary
35: Index