Handy Ocean Answer Book

Covering 70 percent of the surface area of the globe, the oceans are vast, mysterious, and primal; this book tackles more than 1,000 questions on ocean life, waterspouts, whirlpools, ocean shelves, tides and quakes, ocean bottoms, navigation, famous shipwrecks, and the effects of pollution and global warming. The book also tells what clues the ocean has revealed about the origins and evolution of life on our planet and major climate changes. With 180 photos and illustrations, this handy resource will please dedicated landlubbers and salty sailors alike.

This fascinating question and answer book compiles over 1,000 interesting facts about the world's bodies of salt water in a simple, understandable format. The book includes questions about life's origins, earthquakes and volcanoes, water temperature, fossils, tides and currents, reefs, plate tectonics, marine life and plankton, whales and dugongs, fish and other marine creatures, wetlands, ocean vents, ships and navigation, pollution and climate change, and the many available resources. This is a cloth edition reprint of a 2000 book; distribution to schools and libraries is by Omnigraphics. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Thomas E. Svarney is a scientist, naturalist, and artist. Patricia Barnes-Svarney has been a nonfiction science and science fiction writer for more than 15 years. She has worked professionally as a geomorphologist and oceanographer and has written or coauthored more than 300 articles for science magazines and journals. They are the coauthors of numerous science books, including The Handy Geology Answer Book.