Secrets of the sea / written by Kate Baker ; illustrated by Eleanor Taylor.

Author/creator Baker, Kate, 1949- author.
Other author Taylor, Eleanor, 1969- illustrator.
Format Book
EditionFirst U.S. edition.
PublicationSomerville, Massachusetts : Big Picture Press, 2017.
Copyright Date©2016
Description83 pages : color illustrations ; 30 cm
Subjects
Marine animals--Juvenile literature.
Marine biology--Juvenile literature.
Ocean--Juvenile literature.
Phytoplankton--Juvenile literature.
Microorganisms--Juvenile literature.
Marine ecology--Juvenile literature.
Aquatic ecology--Juvenile literature.
Water--Microbiology. --Juvenile literature.

Contents Introduction -- In the Shallows. Common blenny ; Coconut octopus ; European lobster ; Horseshoe crab ; Daphnia ; Sea sparkle ; Bryozoa ; Common sea star -- Forests of the Sea. Giant kelp ; Cyanobacteria ; Hooded nudibranch ; Fish gills ; Purple sea urchin ; Diatoms -- Coral Gardens. Coral polyp ; Galaxy coral ; Zooxanthellae ; Pygmy sea horse ; Bubble coral shrimp ; Giant clam ; Queen parrotfish ; Zooplankton ; Foraminifera -- The Wide, Wide Blue. The blue dragon and man-of-war ; Sea butterfly ; Sea angel ; Moon jelly ; Radiolaria ; Acantharea -- Into the Deep. Giant Pacific octopus ; Swordtail squid ; Deep-sea siphonophore ; Atolla jelly ; Giant tube worms ; Radiolarian ooze.
Abstract Traveling from the rock pools of the shoreline to the deepest depths of the ocean, a blending of illustrations and facts about marine animals provides an introduction to some of the ocean's rarely seen creatures.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (page 82).
LCCN 2017955928
ISBN9780763698393 (hardcover)
ISBN0763698393 (hardcover)

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Joyner TRC Nonfiction 591.77 B1746S ✔ Available Place Hold