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Oceans - Bookworms 2
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Oceans - Bookworms 2Oceans - Bookworms 2

Thousands of years ago, people looked out across an ocean and asked themselves, 'What is on the other side?' And the bravest of them began to travel and find the answers - beautiful islands, frozen lands, different peoples... And there are still interesting questions about the oceans. Why does the water go up and down twice a day? Why do most animals and plants live near the land? And what can possibly live at the bottom of the ocean, thousands of metres down, where there is no light? Surely nothing can stay alive in a place like that
 
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Tags: there, ocean, plants, possibly, bottom, Oceans, Bookworms, twice
Microbial Ecology of the Oceans
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Microbial Ecology of the OceansMicrobial Ecology of the Oceans

"It is written for the reader with a solid background in biology and would be wonderful supplemental reading at the graduate level, with helpful definition boxes throughout and outlined summaries at the end of every chapter. The book is a well-rounded discourse of the advanced topics in marine microbial ecology. The second edition is highly recommended for professionals and graduate students in this field." (Environ Earth Sci, 2011)
 
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Tags: ecology, field, students, state, microbial, graduate, Oceans, Microbial, Ecology
Living Oceans - The Great Whales (VIDEO)
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Living Oceans - The Great Whales (VIDEO)Live-action underwater footage captures the lives of several whale species, including blue whales, southern right whales, humpback whales, sperm whales, and California gray whales.

 

Grade Level: 5-12

 

REUPLOAD NEEDED


 
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Tags: whales, Great, Whales, Oceans, humpback, nbspGrade, California, Level, sperm, REUPLOAD, Grade
Atlas of Oceans: Exploring This Hidden World
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Atlas of Oceans: Exploring This Hidden WorldAtlas of Oceans: Exploring This Hidden World

Published: 2011

Pages: 257

This beautifully presented survey of the world's oceans and what lives within them is published in association with the Census on Marine Life, a decade-long scientific initiative between researchers from over 80 countries to assessing and explaining the rich diversity and abundance of undersea life.

 
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Tags: explaining, diversity, assessing, countries, between, Atlas, Hidden, World, Oceans, Exploring
1494 - How a Family Feud in Medieval Spain Divided the World
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1494 - How a Family Feud in Medieval Spain Divided the World

In 1494, award-winning author Stephen R. Bown tells the untold story of the explosive feud between monarchs, clergy, and explorers that split the globe between Spain and Portugal and made the world’s oceans a battleground.

 
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Tags: between, Spain, world\'s, Portugal, oceans