pacific ocean

"In the clear blue waters of the Pacific Ocean, a young bottlenose dolphin and her mother travel with their pod. As they bob up to the surface and down into ocean depths, they meet all of the happily swimming creatures, big and small, who share their home in this little corner of our blue planet"--Back cover.

Translation of: Kon-Tiki ekspedisjonen. The classic true adventure of crossing the Pacific by raft.

Documents the experiences of anthropologist Thor Heyerdahl and his crew over the course of a more than one hundred day voyage in 1947 across the Pacific Ocean on a balsa wood raft built according South America's pre-Columbian Indians.

Terror surfaces from the deep after ocean explorers run afoul of a male and female Carcharodon megalodon--a gigantic ancestor of the great white shark long believed to be extinct--alive and well off the coast of Japan.

The Pacific Ocean serves as a route for the transportation of goods and people. It provides opportunities for play and inspires creativity. The Pacific Ocean has also played a very important rote in the growth of many cultures. The Our Five Oceans series features stunning visuals, detailed maps, educational debates, and challenging research activities. Each book explores key topics such as ocean life, ecosystems, and environmental issues, in order to help readers better understand the importance of protecting the world's oceans. This is an AV2 media enhanced book. A unique book code printed on page 2 unlocks multimedia content. This book comes alive with video, audio, weblinks, slideshows, activities, quizzes, and much more. Book jacket.

Learn about the life and accomplishments of the first man to reach the Pacific Ocean from the New World, Vasco Nunez de Balboa.

Simon Winchester draws upon his travels throughout the Pacific and its surrounding areas, as well as research, to examine the modern geopolitical history of the Pacific Ocean.

A young man, enroute from India to Canada, faces danger from animals headed to his father's zoo while trapped on a lifeboat.

"Simple text and full-color photography introduce beginning readers to the Pacific Ocean. Developed by literacy experts for students in kindergarten through third grade"--Provided by publisher.

Recounts the 1820 sinking of the whaleship "Essex" by an enraged sperm whale and how the crew of young men survived against impossible odds.