Ocean world library

Discusses the shelves under the world's oceans at the shoreline--the creatures that live on them, their potential for providing food for man, the dangers of pollution to shelf use, and efforts to preserve their value for the future.

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.

Describes the largest reef on earth, its construction by billions of coral animals, life on the reef, and its human visitors from Captain Cook to today's scuba divers.

Explains how volcanoes erupt and the work of scientists who study volcanoes, and describes some well-known eruptions.

Presents facts about the physical and chemical aspects of the ocean in a question and answer format.

Examines the eating habits of several sea creatures, pointing out their interdependence on each other.

Describes various aspects of the Arctic and Antarctica including the animals that live there, the people who have explored them, and the changes brought to these faraway regions by modern technology and the search for new energy sources.

Presents facts about the physical and chemical aspects of the ocean in a question and answer format.

Presents information about the four groups of sea mammals, which include earless and eared whales, walruses, sea otters, sea cows, baleen whales, toothed whales, dolphins, and porpoises.