Ocean Discoveries

B. Orr Tamra

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Imagine a fish without a face, drones exploring the ocean floor and underwater waterfalls! Learn all about these amazing underwater discoveries and many more in these fun and engaging books reviewed by Smithsonian experts.

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• Publié par: Capstone Global Library
• Date de parution: 01 novembre 2018
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781474759786
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 20 Mo

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Edited by Michelle Hasselius Designed by Heidi Thompson Original illustrations © Capstone Global Library Limited 2019 Picture research by Svetlana Zhurkin Production by Kris Wilfahrt Originated by Capstone Global Library Ltd Printed and bound in India

ISBN 978 1 4747 5970 0 (hardback) 22 21 20 19 18 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

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Our very special thanks to Don E. Wilson, Curator Emeritus, Vertebrate Zoology at the National Museum of Natural History, for his review. Capstone would also like to thank the following at Smithsonian Enterprises: Kealy Gordon, Product Development Manager; Ellen Nanney, Licensing Manager; Brigid Ferraro, Vice President, Education and Consumer Products; and Carol LeBlanc, Senior Vice President, Education and Consumer Products.

Acknowledgements We would like to thank the following for permission to reproduce photographs: © Greenpeace, 12; Alamy: Helmut Corneli, 5; Courtesy of Laura E. Bagge, 14; Getty Images: Dante Fenolio, 23, Franco Banfi, 10; Greg Rouse, 9; MBARI: © 2006, 20, © 2009 Todd Walsh, 21 (right), © 2012, 21 (left); Minden Pictures: Solvin Zankl, cover (bottom), 15; NASA: JPL, 29 (left), JPL/Space Science Institute, 29 (right), JPLCaltech, 28; Nature Picture Library: David Shale, 26; Newscom: Polaris/Tasso Taraboulsi, 7; NOAA Ocean Explorer, 22; Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego: Emily Kelly, 19; Shutterstock: Alexander Kolomietz, 16, Damsea, 27, David Litman, 8, divedog, cover (top), JC Photo, 13, JonMilnes, 4, Olga Khoroshunova, 25, Peter Hermes Furian, 6, pingebat (coral), 1 and throughout, Russ Heinl, 17, Volina, 24 (right), Wildnerdpix, 24 (left)

Quote Sources Page 7, “’Faceless’ Fish Missing for More Than a Century Rediscovered by Australian Scientists.” 31 May 2017. The Guardian. https://www.theguardian. com/environment/2017/may/31/facelessfishmissingformorethanacentury rediscoveredbyaustralianscientists

Page 14, “This Ocean Creature Makes Its Own Invisibility Cloak.” 9 December 2016. National Geographic. https://news.nationalgeographic.com/2016/12/ oceansanimalsinvisiblephysics/

Page 17, “How Drones Can Help Leopard Seals.” 19 December 2017. Discover Wildlife. http://www.discoverwildlife.com/news/howdronescanhelpleopard seals

Page 29, “NASA Missions Provide New Insights into ‘Ocean Worlds’ in Our Solar System.” 12 April 2017. NASA. https://www.nasa.gov/pressrelease/nasa missionsprovidenewinsightsintooceanworldsinoursolarsystem

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