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Ocean : The World’s Last Wilderness Revealed / American Museum of Natural History
I LOVE big, new, glossy, non-fiction books—the kind that are so big you’d most definitely knock someone out with if you whacked them with it (not recommended). Books that you can lose yourself for hours reading up on interesting facts about a topic (recommended). No one does this better than Dorling Kindersley (better known by their red logo of an open book with DK on the pages).
The DK people ensured my eternal devotion when I was a kid in elementary school with their books on everything from Ancient Greece to Jungle Animals. They have succeeded in keeping me as a lifetime fan with their “grown-up” books.
My new favorite is Ocean. Featuring page after page (512 to be exact) of beautiful (and sometimes scary) photos of giant clams, starfish, whales, sea lions, coral reefs, and everything in between, this book is engaging, fascinating, and with captions for every picture, informative. It covers anything that anyone could possibly want to know about the ocean, from the evolution of the ocean, to costal landscapes, to whale migrations, to the relationship between oceans and climate.
I want this book. We have this book. Come get this book. Just make sure you have some time to pour over it. You’ll be hooked on DK, too. I promise.
Call Number: 551.46 Oc2d
Tags: Environment, newTrue, Nonfiction
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Sat, September 27, 2008
I love the photos :)
woon
woon - sg
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Sun, September 28, 2008
Just wondering how my own photography would go in a hard cover coffee table book? And how many photos does it take to get a book out? I guess it all depends on the size of the book, but someday I'd love to do it.
That book looks fabulous by the way.
Thanks!
The printable calendar dude
Martin Hurley - Trang, Thailand
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Tue, September 30, 2008
Speaking of environment and the ocean, Long Beach Island has an environmental group called Alliance for a Living Ocean. They are just a hop, skip and a jump across the bridge from Philadelphia. They are all about keeping the ocean and waters clean and educating others. This book made me think of them.
Deb - New Jersey
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Tue, September 30, 2008
Please support green Earth, it's our only place to live! Reuse and Recycle!
Joe - Phil
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Mon, October 20, 2008
I love this book. As this post says, it is really a big book! The pictures are just great and there was a lot of interesting info. I spent my summers growing up in and I have always been fascinated by the sea. This book opened up the mysterious depths to me in a truly wonderful way!
Don - New Jersey
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Tue, November 04, 2008
i will be read one the book name is cortoon this book or dance thank/
li shi ming - Example: Philadelphia
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Tue, November 18, 2008
This book is great. Reminds me of the book from the movie "Rushmore" when Max Fisher gives it to the first grade teacher he has a crush on.
Kevin Kay - Norwalk
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Tue, November 18, 2008
Great coffee table .Loads of great pictures that one can look at for ever.
Chino - OC
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Tue, November 18, 2008
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Tday - Philadelphia
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abby - new york
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Sun, February 08, 2009
very good book
abby - new york
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Wed, March 25, 2009
Having just read Al Gores book it's nice to see books like this coming out. It may only be a few years before some of the natural wonders of our world are only to be found in books.
Sadly our government doesn't seem to agree, and is doing little to work on the problem. Treasure books like this.
Natural Skin Care - Southern Ocean
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Thu, March 26, 2009
Oh, man this book is absolutely superb! It makes me sad to think that here in Australia the Great Barrier Reef is being destroyed by severe coral bleaching with very little action from the government. This dire scenario has been projected to get much, much worse forward with a new startling and controversial prediction that indicates that all coral reefs will decimated by 2050, and that The Great Barrier Reef's coral will be 95% dead. Thats just makes me want to buy a copy of this book for all of our politicians
John - Melbourne
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Fri, April 03, 2009
Nice book! Beautiful view of the new world but what about the environment that is being polluted day by day?
I've always been supporting the efforts put in to save environment. The deleterious effects of global warming is the outcome of pollution in the environment. The facilities can considerably reduce the level of the waste and can thus reduce the frequency of waste disposal!
I love your concept of your book
Ronald - Example: Philadelphia
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Fri, April 03, 2009
I've read your review of the book "Ocean" which seems to be creating beautiful picture of nature. But I'm much worried about the environmental problems with rising effects of global warming. This makes me think of .
Picasso Wiliams - Philadelphia
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Sat, May 02, 2009
we are always looking at the earth as a combination of the object which we can see around us.These mountains,rivers,desert etc.we always find overselves trying to run for money,our [url="http://consolidatingstudentloans4u.110mb.com"]debt/loan [/url]problems,our bread and butter and we havnt any time to relax ourselves.We have become materialistic.We never looked in the charm of the ocean.The beauty which lies beneath itand this book explain this beauty to its utmost depth a must read book it an advice from a [url="http://ajgarments.110mb.com"]uniform [/url]dude
Joseph - new york
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Sat, May 02, 2009
Sorry for the bad formatting in my previous post but i couldnt check it bcz there was no preview option.
joseph - newyork
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Mon, May 04, 2009
I love this book. the book opened up the mysterious depths to me in a truly wonderful way!
regards,
aaron - Philadelphia
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Mon, May 04, 2009
I love ocean and this book looks very interesting.
- LA
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Mon, May 11, 2009
I love this type of book - not hard work to look at and concentrate on when you just want to relax with a mug of coffee and it would look great on a solid
Rick - UK
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Mon, May 11, 2009
I love this type of book and it would look great on a solid - not hard work to look at and concentrate on when you just want to relax with a mug of coffee
Rick - UK
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Tue, May 19, 2009
Its really an excellent book with an in depth analysis of under water life..When we get free from our and then we must have a look at them
Richard - Philadelphia
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Tue, May 19, 2009
Its really an excellent book with an in depth analysis of under water life..When we get free from our
and then we must have a look at them to get relaxed
Richard - Philadelphia
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Thu, June 04, 2009
The ocean is unbelievably huge and diverse. This cannot cover all forms of life that exist around, above, and beneath the waves. But what it does cover, it covers exceptionally well. If you love the Ocean, you won't be sorry you got it.
Lance - canada
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Wed, June 10, 2009
This is definitely the sort of publication that shows how beautiful the environment is how important it is for us to save it.
Green - AU
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Fri, July 03, 2009
Great pictures, really enjoyed them. I teach and I would love to use some of your pictures
Dominic - Colorado
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Fri, July 03, 2009
Great pictures, really enjoyed them. I teach and I would love to use some of your pictures
Dominic - Colorado
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Wed, July 08, 2009
I love the ocean. I want to soon have a nice saltwater fish tank in my house too!
Lace - Baltimore
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Fri, September 25, 2009
Truly incredible adventures in this book. So many kinds of life down there, and even more that we don't know about.. yet:)
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Grant - phoenix, az
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Sat, November 07, 2009
It certainly looks like a Good book.
Josh - Long Beach Island
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Mon, November 09, 2009
Yes very interesting
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