Indian Ocean
| AUTHOR | Green, Jen |
| PUBLISHER | Gareth Stevens Publishing (12/30/2005) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Paperback (Paperback) |
Description
Oceans and Seas is an authoritative and comprehensive guide to Earth's great bodies of water. Each volume contains a wealth of information, including physical features- surface area and depth, how the ocean was formed, plate movements, coastlines, islands, and more; climate- including tides, currents, trade winds, hurricanes, and tsunamis; marine life; the history of human settlement along the shores; transportation and navigation; natural resources; and current threats- including the effects of pollution, overfishing, and mining. Numerous maps, charts, fact boxes, and primary source quotations supplement the text. Supporting both the science and social studies curriculum, this series is truly an indispensable resource.
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Product Format
Product Details
ISBN-13:
9780836862812
ISBN-10:
0836862813
Binding:
Paperback or Softback (Trade Paperback (Us))
Content Language:
English
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Page Count:
48
Carton Quantity:
0
Product Dimensions:
7.30 x 0.20 x 9.80 inches
Weight:
0.35 pound(s)
Feature Codes:
Bibliography,
Index,
Maps,
Ikids,
Illustrated
Country of Origin:
US
Subject Information
BISAC Categories
Science | Earth Sciences - Oceanography
Grade Level:
5th Grade
- 12th Grade
Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level:
0
Point Value:
0
Guided Reading Level:
Grade 4
Dewey Decimal:
551.461
Library of Congress Control Number:
2005054136
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Oceans and Seas is an authoritative and comprehensive guide to Earth's great bodies of water. Each volume contains a wealth of information, including physical features- surface area and depth, how the ocean was formed, plate movements, coastlines, islands, and more; climate- including tides, currents, trade winds, hurricanes, and tsunamis; marine life; the history of human settlement along the shores; transportation and navigation; natural resources; and current threats- including the effects of pollution, overfishing, and mining. Numerous maps, charts, fact boxes, and primary source quotations supplement the text. Supporting both the science and social studies curriculum, this series is truly an indispensable resource.
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Author:
Green, Jen
Dr Jen Green worked in publishing for 15 years and is now a full-time writer who has written over 200 books for children, on geography, the environment, history, natural history, and other subjects. Her Heinemann-Raintree title on Sustaining Our Natural Resources was selected in 2011 for the Junior Library Guild's SLJ Curriculum Levels program.
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