giant kelp

"Forests can be found all over the world--including underwater! Giant kelp forests grow in coastal waters where the water is so clear that sunlight can reach the sea floor. Kelp can grow more than a foot in a day if the conditions are right, meaning kelp forests spring up quickly! . . . Information about photosynthesis and algae structures supplement readers' knowledge from science class"--Provided by publisher.

Discusses the largest and fastest growing plant in the ocean, which serves as a home for countless sea creatures is a source of many chemicals, and is a valuable food for human beings.

When a friend helps him retrieve the fishtrap he lost while trying to fish just off the coast of eastern Tasmania, Ben comes to see the Giant Kelp forest where he lost his fishtrap in a new light.