Beneath the waves : celebrating the ocean through pictures, poems, and stories / Stephanie Warren Drimmer.
Record details
- ISBN: 142633916X : HRD
- ISBN: 9781426339165 : HRD
- ISBN: 9781426339172
- ISBN: 1426339178
- ISBN: 9781426339165
- ISBN: 142633916X
- Physical Description: 192 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm.
- Publisher: Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, [2020]
Content descriptions
General Note: | Includes index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | On the beach -- Between two worlds -- Wading in -- Reef life -- Ocean forests -- The open ocean -- On the move -- Life on the icy edge -- Deep down -- Extreme ocean -- People and oceans. |
Summary, etc.: | Featuring interviews with National Geographic experts and complemented by a poem by children's poet laureate J. Patrick Lewis, a visually engaging read-aloud introduction to the world's oceans includes plant and animal profiles while discussing the urgency of ocean conservation. |
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Subject: | Marine ecology > Juvenile literature. Ocean > Juvenile literature. Marine ecology. Ocean. |
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Beneath the Waves : Celebrating the Ocean Through Pictures, Poems, and Stories
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Beneath the Waves : Celebrating the Ocean Through Pictures, Poems, and Stories
Open this charming read-aloud book and you'll find amazing animal profiles, whimsical poetry, stunning photography, plus fascinating information about the wondrous creatures that call the ocean home. Starting with the seashore and journeying through the ocean's zones, readers will discover mangrove forests, coral reefs, and the deepest ocean depths. On this journey they will discover some of the extraordinary animals that live on shore and under the sea. Along the way, readers will enjoy poems, stories, fun facts, photo galleries, and more. Highlights include a foreword from explorer and renowned photojournalist Brian Skerry; an interview with National Geographic Explorer and marine conservationist Jess Cramp; a poem by former children's poet laureate J. Patrick Lewis; the work of Explorer-in-Residence and ocean ecologist Enric Sala; and an afterword by renowned ocean conservationist Sylvia Earle. This keepsake treasure is sure to wow readers while also serving as an important reminder to protect this precious and wonderful resource.