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Author Plisson, Philip.

Title The sea : exploring life on an ocean planet / photographs by Philip Plisson ; adapted by Robert Burleigh ; text by Yvon Mauffret ; drawings by Emmanuel Cerisier.

Publication Info. New York : H.N. Abrams, 2003.

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Location Call No. Status
 Portland Public Library - Children's Department  J 551.4 PLI    Check Shelf
 South Windsor Public Library - Children's Department  J551.46 P71S    Check Shelf
Description 79 pages : color illustrations ; 32 cm
Contents Art of fishing on foot -- Boats leaving the port -- Fishermen caught in the currents -- Noway, flagship of the Norwegian fleet -- Dolphin running before the stern of a ship -- Salmon farming -- Surfer on a Polynesian beach -- Framework of an old ship -- Merchant marine -- Thrill of the regatta -- Egret on its perch -- Fishermen's departure -- Bird stuck in an oil slick -- Return of the Belém.
Summary Text and photographs of storms, ports, pollution, diving, rescues, surfing, lighthouses, tides, and many kinds of boats, plants, and animals reveal the world's oceans and the people who live on or near them.
Study Program Accelerated Reader AR MG 6.7 1.0 75938.
Subject Ocean -- Juvenile literature.
Ships -- Juvenile literature.
Ocean.
Ships.
Added Author Burleigh, Robert.
Mauffret, Yvon.
Cerisier, Emmanuel, illustrator.
Added Title Mer racontée aux enfants. English
Exploring life on an ocean planet
ISBN 0810945916
9780810945913
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