An exploration of the nature and location of our oceans, this book examines their inhabitants, their importance to the environment, how we are destroying them, and how they can be saved.
Oceans: Saving Our World is divided into chapters that lead the reader through this topic. First we discover what and where the oceans are and why they are so important to the environment. We leam about the inhabitants of the
oceans and how they depend on each other for survival. We see not only the wealth of food and products that the world gets from the oceans, but also how we are destroying this bounty. Finally, we leam how we can
stop this destruction.
Throughout the book are stimulating
Talking Points, outlined in the extended contents, aimed at raising greater awareness and provoking discussion about important environmental topics and issues. These are backed up at the end of the book by a
Look Back and Find section, where questions test the reader's newfound knowledge of the
subject, and encourage further thought and discussion
- Number Of Pages: 32
- Publication Date: 1999-09-01
- ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0761332596
- ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780761332596
