| Edition |
English edition. |
| Description |
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations, color maps ; 38 cm |
| Contents |
A few words to start: where sea and land come together -- Fire, water, life: from the beginning -- In constant motion: ebb and flow -- People and sea: life by the coast -- Incredible dangers: sea monsters -- The art of navigating: skipper's cabin - Prosperity from overseas: ports and trade -- Lucky charms on a long journey: tattoos -- Brave and modern: first bathers -- Fish and shellfish: coastal waters -- Wind and weather: Hansen's store -- Suns, sand and sea: beach pleasures -- The coasts of the Mediterranean -- Maritime guides: lighthouses -- Glamorous seaview: Riviera -- Light, air and colors: inspiration -- The coasts of the Atlantic Ocean -- Fishermen of Dakar: Senegal -- Shrinking paradise: coastal rainforest -- Read to board ship: pirate republic -- Salt cod from the new world: cod -- Departure of a better life: immigrants -- Between two oceans: a cape in the storm -- The coasts of the Indian Ocean -- Ganesha's birthday: traditions -- Forest in the sea: mangroves -- Rising sea level: climate change -- The coasts of the Pacific Ocean -- Goods for the whole world: Shanghai -- Inventors with ice: Inuit -- Islands of waves: Hawaii. |
| Summary |
"Let's take a trip around the coastlines of the world... Interspersed throughout are meticulously detailed maps of the world's largest oceans highlighting historic events, figures and scientific facts. As fun as it is informative, this vibrant book takes us on a trip around the globe that fosters a feeling of connection between our lives and the world's coastlines."-- Adapted from page 4 of cover. |
| Language |
In English, translated from the German. |
| Subject |
Seas -- Juvenile literature.
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Coasts -- Juvenile literature.
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Seashore -- Juvenile literature.
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Coastal ecology -- Juvenile literature.
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Seafaring life -- Juvenile literature.
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| Genre/Form |
Illustrated works.
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Instructional and educational works.
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| Added Author |
Haake, Martin, illustrator.
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Kelly, Paul (Translator), translator.
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| Added Title |
Am meer. Die welt der k te. English
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| ISBN |
9783791375557 (hardcover) |
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3791375555 (hardcover) |
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