Safari Beneath the Sea: The Wonder World of the North Pacific Coast [Library Binding]

Diane Swanson (Author)

Book Description

An exciting safari into the rich coastal waters of the North Pacific, between Oregon and Alaska. A unique combination of winds, currents, and geography makes this area a perfect home for a wide variety of marine plants and animals.

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Editorial Reviews

From Booklist

Gr. 4-8. Large, outstanding color photos tell the story in Swanson's interesting study of the inhabitants of the North Pacific coastal waters. Remarkable oddities of ocean life are featured in text and picture. The author sets the geographic scene by describing wind currents, temperatures, and terrain and then discusses the strange habits of such familiar creatures as the octopus, sea anemone, jellyfish, slug, and sea urchin. Lesser-known fish include the lingcod, hagfish (with four hearts, each beating at its own rate), warbonnets, red Irish lord, and the three-spined sticklebacks. The family life, eating habits, and preservation techniques of the creatures are explored. Readers will learn that the sea otter is the only marine mammal that uses a small rock as a tool and that grooms itself. Wolf eels are gentle fish that mate for life. One shark can lose and replace up to 30,000 teeth in its lifetime. The photos, inserts, and varied bold print styles make this an attractive coffee-table book for the younger set; the accessibility of the information will aid report writers. Susan DeRonne

Product Details

• Library Binding: 58 pages
• Publisher: Sierra Club Juveniles; 1 edition (September 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0871564157
• ISBN-13: 978-0871564153
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 9.2 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,089,038 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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