Customer Reviews

Planet Ocean: Voyage to the Heart of the Marine Realm

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There is no lesser a word for this book than amazing. I have seen a number of photographic works on the ocean; and this, by far, exceeds all the others I have enjoyed. The pictures or unbelievable, spectacular, and what I would call the work of photographers of genius. All this for a reasonable price. If you love that essential part of the world which keeps us alive, you will not want to miss this one.

We saw this book at the Monterey Acquarium for $40 or so, but were delighted to find it on Amazon reduced. We gave it as a holiday gift collectively to our four kids ages 14, 11, 9 and 2 1/2. At various times, they each have spent time lovingly turning the pages and learning the names of the unusual creatures. It is a stunning collection of photographs. Our littlest child absolutely loves it and can now distinguish a hammer head shark from other types of sharks -- she would look at it every day if we had the patience.

What an absolutely beautiful book! The pictures and resolution are amazing. The only complaint I have is that I like to see a few more side texts or full pages of brief information about what it is I am looking at. Other than that, it is a great addition to anyones coffee book collection.

We recently went to an aquarium and our 2 year old daughter was fascinated. We purchased this book because we wanted something that had lots of pictures for her to look at. We were pleasantly surprised to find out that each of the pictures had its description on the page itself. No hunting for the names of the animals when our daughter asked what they were. This book has a great variety of pictures of animals, not too much text and I recommend it for young children just discovering ocean creatures.

This book is AWESOME and a total steal for the price. It is big and informative and has some of the most beautiful pictures I've seen. I originally checked it out of my university library (from the oversized section - it's that big) for my son to read. He loved it so much he didn't want me to take it back, ever. I was reluctant to return it myself. So I bought it. No regrets. We love it.