Explores how human beings use the Earth's oceans and examines how our actions and pollution affects marine resources, organisms, and habitats. Includes a glossary, further reading sources, and web links.
Miho, whose parents were lost at sea while following humpback whales, goes to live with her uncle in the busy city of Nagoya, where she is considered an outsider.
Explains what oceans are like, looks at the plants and animals that live in the top layers of the oceans, discusses how oceans move, and includes information on the role of the oceans in regulating climate.
Provides general information about oceans and the life forms found in the ocean zones, and features descriptions of each of Earth's five oceans, including the Arctic, Indian, Atlantic, Pacific, and Southern.
A guide to various types of aquatic and marine life and habitats, from ancient oceans to modern discoveries, examining coasts, marshes, and deltas; coral reefs; migration; ecology; human exploration; renewable energy from wind and wave power; offshore fossil fuel reserves; and other related topics, with illustrations and a glossary.