Offers new perspectives about favorite sea animals through striking, lifelike art and engaging capsule profiles of species ranging from tiny copepods and the golf ball-sized blue-ringed octopus to the green sea turtle and the blue whale.

This book is about a ‘Small Island’, namely Mauritius in the southwestern Indian Ocean. It is also about a ‘Large Ocean’, the Indian Ocean world—its peoples, histories and cultures. It casts light on the life of an island through what is known not only about the island itself, but also through what is known about the wider Indian Ocean world. It is also about the Indian Ocean world in that it focuses on an island, which, in many senses and dimensions, is not only a model of, but in some respects also a model for wider developments and features of relevance to the Indian Ocean world as a whole.

Ready for a LIFESIZE adventure? Step into the book and see how you measure up against some of the world's most incredible LIFESIZE OCEAN ANIMALS. Go face to face with a turtle, see how you'd look with megalodon teeth, dive down for a peek at an anglerfish and open the FOLD-OUT PAGES to discover a GIGANTIC spider crab! This interactive non-fiction adventure features LIFESIZE illustrations of some of the world's smallest and largest ocean animals and invites children to think about how they compare with these wonderful creatures. This huge, playful book is the perfect introduction to animals for children from picture book star, Sophy Henn. Dive into the book for an underwater adventure . . . Collect the rest of the series for more LIFESIZE fun! LIFESIZE (9781405289573) LIFESIZE DINOSAURS (9781405293952) LIFESIZE BABY ANIMALS (9781405299497) LIFESIZE CREEPY CRAWLIES (World Book Day 2023) (9780008591304) LIFESIZE DEADLY ANIMALS (9780008534301) Sophy Henn's book 'Lifesize Creepy Crawlies' was a Sunday Times bestseller w/c 13-02-2023.

One of the major experiments in earth science at the present time is about to begin: the World Climate Research Program (WCRP). The objectives of WCRP are to determine the extent to which climate change can be predicted, and the extent to which human activities (such as increasing the level of CO ) can influence our climate. 2 To understand and possibly to predict climate change, one needs a good understanding of the dynamics of the ocean, the atmosphere, and the processes by which they are coupled. Two major programs are being developed within WCRP: TOGA (Tropical Oceans, Global Atmosphere) and WOCE (World Ocean CirculatIon Experiment). The success of these programs will depend on many things, not least of which is the existence of a pool of active young researchers. This NATO Advanced Study Institute brought together students and young scientists from 13 countries, most of them from Europe and North America. The objective was to provide them with a background in the perceived state of knowledge of atmosphere and ocean dynamics, and to mediate a flavour of the problems presently concerning scientists active in climate related dynamics. In the past, the two disciplines of oceanography and meteorology have largely been carried out separately. But for climate research both disciplines must interact strongly, and another ob jecti ve of this school was to bring together both oceanographers and meteorologists. To promote an integrated approach, the lecture presentations were divided into two formats.

Sylvia Earle first lost her heart to the ocean as a young girl when she discovered the wonders of the Gulf of Mexico in her backyard. As an adult, she dives even deeper. Whether she's designing submersibles, swimming with the whales, or taking deep-water walks, Sylvia Earle has dedicated her life to learning more about what she calls "the blue heart of the planet." With stunningly detailed pictures of the wonders of the sea, Life in the Ocean tells the story of Sylvia's growing passion and how her ocean exploration and advocacy have made her known around the world. This picture book biography also includes an informative author's note that will motivate young environmentalists. Life in the Ocean is one of The Washington Post's Best Kids Books of 2012