Examines the animals and plants of the Earth's largest ocean, the Pacific Ocean. Highlights the explorers and current issues facing this ocean today. Features color photographs, facts, and further resources.
Examines the geography, weather, animals, people, and resources of the Pacific Ocean. Includes fact boxes, a quiz, color photographs, a glossary, and further resources.
"Deep-sea mining for gold and silver has triggered a chain of dangerous earthquakes, and it's up to Benji Franklin and his fantastic problem solving skills to put an end to the shakeups and save the nearby islands from disaster. Will Benji's super-smarts alone be enough to quiet the underwater tremors, or are some problems too big for even the Kid-Zillionaire?"--Provided by publisher.
Relates the story of Norwegian anthropologist Thor Heyerdahl's efforts to prove that Polynesians were of Incan descent by building and successfully sailing from Peru to French Polynesia a raft he made by using materials and processes available to the ancient Incas.
Provides an introduction to the Pacific Ocean, exploring the Ring of Fire, the different types of islands and the ocean floor, along with the people and animals that thrive there.
"Out in the middle of the lonely ocean danger lurks deep beneath the dark water. Will you survive hungry hunting predators, treacherous storms, and deadly stings and bites?"--Provided by publisher.
portraits of marine invertebrates, the backbone of life
Middleton, Susan
2014
Collection of more than 250 images of marine invertebrates from across the Pacific Ocean explores their mysterious world, which represents more than ninety-eight percent of the known animal species in the ocean. Provides short essays and profiles of each species examining their vast array of forms, their lives in the ocean and their place in the cycle of life.
Pi Patel, sixteen-year-old son of a zookeeper in Pondicherry, India, sets off with his family to Canada, but his life takes a dramatic turn when their ship sinks in the Pacific leaving him adrift on a raft with a Bengal tiger for company.
The Pacific Ocean covers almost a third of the planet and is home to many different plants and animals. It has many resources that make many of the things we use every day. Discover the plants and animals that live in, on, and near this special place, the scientists who explore its mysteries, and the reasons we need to protect this resource.
