Casey, Susan
Summary: "From New York Times bestselling author Susan Casey, an awe-inspiring portrait of the mysterious world beneath the waves, and the men and women who seek to uncover its secrets For all of human history, the deep ocean has been a source of wonder and terror, an unknown realm that evoked a singular, compelling question: What's down there? Unable to answer this for centuries, people believed the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday 2023
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Place a hold to request this item.McAnulty, Stacy
Summary: "Dude, I am Ocean. You know my many names: Atlantic, Pacific, Arctic, Indian, Southern. It's all excellent me. My salt water flows across the planet as one. I have no flag. No nationality. My waves are for all. Life on Earth began in my epic waters I keep the global climate just right. And I have rad secrets. But I'm facing a major wipeout! Only by working together can we get back in the zone....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Company 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 577.7 MCAPeterson, Christy
Summary: Containing 97 percent of Earth's water supply, the ocean plays a huge role in regulating global temperatures, supporting plant and animal life, and contributing to the livelihoods of millions of people. But in spite of all this, the ocean remains drastically unexplored, and the details of its impact on human lives aren't fully understood. Scientists from around the world are realizing that to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Twenty-First Century Books 2020
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: David Attenborough returns to the world's oceans in this sequel to the acclaimed documentary filming rare and unusual creatures of the deep, as well as documenting the problems our oceans face.
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Publisher / Publication Date: BBC Earth 2018
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2 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV BLUAusten, Amy
Summary: This book takes readers on a dive to explore the amazing underwater habitats and landforms of Earths oceans. Readers will take a journey from the deepest part of the oceanthe Mariana Trenchto the Mid-Ocean Ridge. Theyll explore colorful coral reefs, and learn how they form. Photographs and diagrams help illustrate important earth science facts and concepts, and truly transport the reader to the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: PowerKids Press 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 551.4 AUSHawkins, Emily
Summary: Explores the oceans, from the animals found in there, including octopus, great white sharks, and penguins to the different habitats.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wide Eyed Editions 2019
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: "This authoritative, illustrated encyclopedia is now in its third edition. Illustrated with a blend of informative illustrations, maps, and photography, it is a broad-ranging, in-depth guide to both physical oceanography and marine life. A comprehensive introduction explains important principles and processes, from the geology of the seafloor to the chemistry of seawater. The next two chapters...
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Publisher / Publication Date: DK Publishing 2022
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: The crew of Sealab, charged with exploring the possibility of underwater colonization, find themselves in one ridiculous situation after another.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Home Video 2004
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV SEAJackson, Tom
Summary: "A comprehensive exploration of our oceans, covering geography, ecosystems, and animals through a mix of illustrations, photographs, maps, and diagrams. Map out the oceans layers, from the sunlight zone to the abyss, exploring the conditions within each zone and the different creatures that live there, as well as exploring features of the ocean floor such as underwater volcanoes, thermal vents,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: QEB 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 551.46 JACKeppeler, Jill
Summary: The ocean covers much of Earth, and Minecraft worlds can have massive oceans as well. There's a wealth of resources in the vast blue deep, but there are also many considerations to exploring these biomes, both in Minecraft and in the real world. Young readers and gaming fans will learn more about the similarities, the differences, and how to safely explore the game's oceans. Along the way,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: PowerKids Press 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J STEM KeppelerOrr, Tamra
Summary: "Learn all about the history of deep sea exploration, from how explorers reach new depths to what they find there."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 551.4 ORRSummary: The crew of Sealab, charged with exploring the possibility of underwater colonization, find themselves in one ridiculous situation after another.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Home Video 2005
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV SEADesonie, Dana.
Summary: An introduction to how life in our oceans works, and how we are threatening it with pollution and depletion of fisheries.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chelsea House Publishers 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 551.46 DESMcGinty, Alice B.
Summary: In this playful, rhyming celebration of the marine world, readers can explore all of the wondrous things the sea knows. It knows huge whales and small krill; it knows short crabs and tall giant kelp; it knows brightly colored starfish in shallow pools; and in the inky depths it knows the alluring jewel of an anglerfish?s glowing lure. Discover all of the strange and magnificent underwater...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE MCGCzerski, Helen
Summary: "All of Earth's oceans, from the equator to the poles, are a single engine powered by sunlight, driving huge flows of energy, water, life, and raw materials. In The Blue Machine, physicist and oceanographer Helen Czerski illustrates the mechanisms behind this defining feature of our planet, voyaging from the depths of the ocean floor to tropical coral reefs, estuaries that feed into shallow...
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Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton & Company 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 551.46 CZEScales, Helen
Summary: "The oceans have always shaped human lives," writes marine biologist Helen Scales in her vibrant new book The Brilliant Abyss, but the surface and the very edges have so far mattered the most. "However, one way or another, the future ocean is the deep ocean." A golden era of deep-sea discovery is underway. Revolutionary studies in the deep are rewriting the very notion of life on Earth and the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atlantic Monthly Press 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 551.46 SCACopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 551.46 SCASummary: Called "the rainforests of the sea," the world's coral reefs are home to millions of species. But these underwater ecosystems are in grave danger. This program travels to Chumbe Island Coral Park, Zanzibar; Mafia Island Marine Park, Tanzania; and Ras Mohammed National Park, Egypt, to study the fragile ecology and amazing biodiversity of coral reefs-and the impacts of tourism, pollution,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Casey, Susan
Summary: Investigates colossal ship-swallowing rogue waves and the surfers who seek them out. For centuries, mariners have spun tales of gargantuan waves, 100 feet high or taller. Until recently scientists dismissed these stories; waves that high would seem to violate the laws of physics. But in the past few decades, as a number of ships have vanished and new evidence has emerged, oceanographers...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday 2010
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 551.46 CASSummary: Oceans cover more than 70 percent of our planet and contain 90 percent of life on earth, yet they remain the most treacherous and alien part of our environment. Through unparalleled underwater footage, up-to-date science and harrowing first-person accounts, Savage Seas probes the watery phenomena that hold both terror and allure.
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Publisher / Publication Date: MPI Home Video 2007
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV SAVPrager, Ellen J.
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Publisher / Publication Date: McGraw-Hill 2000