Creatures of the Deep
An Interactive Journey Through the Deepest Ocean Layers
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2009
The Natural History Museum (Verlag)
978-0-565-09246-7 (ISBN)
The Natural History Museum (Verlag)
978-0-565-09246-7 (ISBN)
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Takes readers on a journey through the depths of the ocean. This interactive book reveals the strange but wondrous creatures of this dark and inhospitable world. It explores each of the ocean's three zones - sunlit zone, twilight zone, and dark zone. It focuses on the deep ocean which begins some 200 m (600 ft) below the surface.
"Creatures of the Deep" takes readers on an incredible 3D journey through the depths of the ocean. With the use of pop-ups, fold-out landscapes and stunning illustrations, this interactive book reveals the strange but wondrous residents of this dark and inhospitable world. Each of the ocean's three zones - sunlit zone, twilight zone, and dark zone - is explored in turn, but the book's focus is on the deep ocean which begins some 200 m (600 ft) below the surface. Colourful, fact-filled pages reveal the ocean's dramatic deep-sea landscapes, the thousands of fascinating species that live there, the people who study them, and their latest spectacular discoveries. With details of ocean exploration, from early pioneers to modern-day research, and information on threats to this fragile habitat, "Creatures of the Deep" is a fun and engaging introduction to life at the bottom of the ocean.
"Creatures of the Deep" takes readers on an incredible 3D journey through the depths of the ocean. With the use of pop-ups, fold-out landscapes and stunning illustrations, this interactive book reveals the strange but wondrous residents of this dark and inhospitable world. Each of the ocean's three zones - sunlit zone, twilight zone, and dark zone - is explored in turn, but the book's focus is on the deep ocean which begins some 200 m (600 ft) below the surface. Colourful, fact-filled pages reveal the ocean's dramatic deep-sea landscapes, the thousands of fascinating species that live there, the people who study them, and their latest spectacular discoveries. With details of ocean exploration, from early pioneers to modern-day research, and information on threats to this fragile habitat, "Creatures of the Deep" is a fun and engaging introduction to life at the bottom of the ocean.
John Woodward has been a wildlife enthusiast all his life, with a particular interest in the more bizarre life-forms that flourish in the world's oceans. He has written more than 30 books and many hundreds of articles on all aspects of wildlife, earth sciences and the natural environment, and has helped to produce many major reference books and encyclopaedias covering various aspects of science and the natural world. The book has been fully checked and approved by experts from the Department of Zoology at the Natural History Museum, London.
Erscheint lt. Verlag | 20.8.2009 |
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Zusatzinfo | colour throughout |
Verlagsort | London |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 254 x 254 mm |
Gewicht | 1000 g |
Themenwelt | Kinder- / Jugendbuch ► Bilderbücher ► Religiöse Bilderbücher |
Kinder- / Jugendbuch ► Sachbücher ► Tiere / Pflanzen / Natur | |
Kinder- / Jugendbuch ► Spielen / Lernen | |
ISBN-10 | 0-565-09246-4 / 0565092464 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-565-09246-7 / 9780565092467 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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