pacific ocean

Text and photographs provide an account of the voyage from Peru to Polynesia made by Thor Heyerdahl and his crew on a balsa wood raft in 1947 in an attempt to test certain theories about the migration of ancient peoples.

Examines the physical features, climate and currents, marine life, resources, and environment of the regions surrounding the Pacific Ocean.

Examines the life and explorations of Vasco Nunez de Balboa, discussing his youth in fifteenth-century Spain, his early travels, and his search for the Pacific Ocean.

Michael Cosgrove had a beautiful family, a successful career, and a lovely home overlooking the Pacific Ocean. At the age of sixty he decided to leave it all behind and sail around the world. In his attempt to avoid the inevitable, growing old, weak, and frail, Cosgrove did the unthinkable. He broke his budget to outfit the boat, refused to read the manuals, and sailed dangerously. In the midst of his terror he tried to keep his dream of doing something grand alive.

The story of the Pacific journey by six men on a raft insearch of the path taken by Kon-Tiki, a white voyager, 1500 years before.

An account of a family's struggle for survival while on a sailing trip around the world when their boat is sunk during an attack by killer whales.

Provides photographs and information about the Pacific Ocean, discussing its location and size, its geographical features, the effects of its waves and tides, some of the plants and animals that live in and around its waters, and the dangers of pollution.

Presents a brief introduction to the world's oceans, in simple text with illustrations, including information on the size, climate, and plant and animal life of the Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, and Arctic Oceans.

Surveys the origin, geological borders, climate, water, plant and animal life, and economic and ecological aspects of the Pacific Ocean.