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Ocean Creatures
A Spotter's Guide
Series: Escape Book
Brief Description
Dive through the world’s oceans and spot more than 150 colourful, peculiar, and marvellous ocean creatures—without ever leaving your own bedroom! Grab your wetsuit and snorkel and get ready for some ocean creature spotting! Get up close to whales and sharks, swim with dolphins and sea...
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Dive through the world’s oceans and spot more than 150 colourful, peculiar, and marvellous ocean creatures—without ever leaving your own bedroom!
Grab your wetsuit and snorkel and get ready for some ocean creature spotting!
Get up close to whales and sharks, swim with dolphins and sea turtles, and watch a fantastic light display from the creatures of the deep. The stunning artwork will show you every detail, and the imaginative narrative will make you feel like you are actually there.
Packed with incredible illustrations, fact boxes, and conservation highlights, this is the perfect gift for budding marine biologists and ocean explorers everywhere.
Perfect for animal lovers: There are more than 150 ocean creatures to learn about, with tons of information about their features, habitat, diet, and behaviour.
Conservation focus: Each entry includes the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s status for every animal, as well as information about conservation efforts.
Packed full: This field guide is brimming with stunning illustrations, special features, fact boxes, and conservation highlights.
Series: Escape Book
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Ocean Creatures
Dive through the world’s oceans and spot more than 150 colourful, peculiar, and marvellous ocean creatures—without ever leaving your own bedroom! Grab your wetsuit and snorkel and get ready for some ocean creature spotting! Get up close to whales and sharks, swim with dolphins and sea turtles, and watch a fantastic light display from the creatures of the deep. The...Hardback$3600Elsewhere:$3999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9798886740752
Publisher: Weldon Owen, Incorporated
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 15 October 2024
Country: United States
Imprint: Weldon Owen, Incorporated
Audience: Children
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 18.0mm
Width: 190.0mm
Height: 235.0mm
Weight: 787g
Pages: 176
About the Author
Sabrina Weiss is an author and journalist covering science, health, and the environment. She writes in English and German for international magazines and newspapers such as Wired, National Geographic, and Neue Zürcher Zeitung. Sabrina is the author of three children's non-fiction books: Amazing Animals (2022), Amazing Islands (2020), and Ocean: Secrets of the Deep (2019). An avid diver, she loves to explore the ocean and photograph the animals we share our home with. After living and working in London for many years, Sabrina is now based in her hometown of Zurich in Switzerland.
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