THE WORLD OCEAN

Explore the world s oceans and seas with this gorgeous illustrated children s book endorsed by the Natural History Museum Together the mighty oceans make up Earth s biggest biome They drive the world s weather provide half of all the oxygen we breathe and supply food and livelihoods for over a billion people The World Ocean explores these precious habitats in depth looking at the different features from wildlife and weather to landscape that make them unique It also looks at the threats that they all face and what is being done to protect them A world of water Chapter 1 Around the oceans The Arctic Ocean The Atlantic Ocean The Indian Ocean The Pacific Ocean The Southern Ocean Chapter 2 Unique features Wind weather and currents Volcanoes and islands The Great Barrier Reef Pacific islands An icy ocean Arctic weather Chapter 3 Voyages of discovery Crossing the Atlantic Exploring the Pacific Arctic journeys Indian Ocean explorers Chapter 4 Ocean wildlife Life in the Arctic Pacific animals Pacific plants Penguin power Indian Ocean animals Atlantic green turtles Chapter 5 Looking ahead Indian Ocean riches Indian Ocean in danger Atlantic future The changing Arctic Saving the Southern Ocean Fa