Overview

Set your spirit of adventure free with this journey to the world’s great oceans, discovering the diversity of life that exists in the deep blue sea. Whether you’re travelling long haul with leatherback turtles across the Pacific, snoozing with sea otters or ice bathing with a walrus, this book celebrates the very prescient topic of the world’s oceans with LucyLetherland’s animal characters. Each section begins with an infographic map of the ocean it explores – Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, Southern and Arctic – followed by richly detailed two-page spreads exploring its depths and the denizens within, as well as seabirds, coral reefs and shoreline critters. Discover saltwater crocodiles lurking in the Andaman Islands, hammerheads gathering in the Atlantic, and the awe-inspiring colossal squid that calls the Ross Sea home. Lucy Letherland’s illuminating artwork shows how these oceans teem with life, forming part of complex and fascinating ecosystems, all in a quirky, characterful style. Interesting facts and figures pepper the scenes. Did you know that spinner dolphins can swim up to 400 kilometres a day? Or that some sea snails can grow up to half a metre long? Or that in the deepest depths, fish can glow in the dark? A natural history lesson in an adventure book, each spread features 10 captions and and facts about every destination. The 5th title in the best-selling Atlas of Adventures series that has now been translated into 31 languages. A 'Can you find?' page at the back challenges you to explore the pages even deeper by locating the pictured scenes and scene-stealers. Children and adults alike will be amazed by the incredible creatures that await in the world's oceans.

Full Product Details

Author:   Lucy Letherland ,  Emily Hawkins
Publisher:   Quarto Publishing PLC
Imprint:   Wide Eyed Editions
Dimensions:   Width: 27.20cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 37.00cm
Weight:   1.061kg
ISBN:  

9780711245310

ISBN 10:   0711245312
Pages:   96
Publication Date:   22 October 2019
Recommended Age:   From 7 to 12 years
Audience:   Children/juvenile ,  Children's (6-12)
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order  
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Table of Contents

Embark on an undersea adventure Pacific Ocean Aerial Acrobatics with the Spinner Dolphins, Hawaii Long-Haul Travel with the Leatherback Turtle, Mid-Pacific Snoozing with the Sea Otters, USA Lunching on Lanternfish, Costa Rica Gathering with the Hammerheads, Cocos Island Dancing with the Blue-Footed Boobies, Galápagos Islands Sheltering with the Clownfish, Australia Cracking Clams with the Tuskfish, Australia Hiding with the Sea Dragons, Australia Luring Prey with the Anglerfish, Mariana Trench   Atlantic Ocean Hunting with the Great White Sharks, South Africa Putting Up a Fight with the Octopus, South Africa Stinging with the Man-of-War, Canary Islands Feasting with the Whale Sharks, Mexico Taking off with the Flying Fish, The Caribbean Rock-Hopping with the Sally Lightfoot Crabs, Brazil Migrating with the Magellanic Penguins, Argentina Coming Home with the Albatrosses, South Georgia Island   Indian Ocean Lurking with the Saltwater Crocodile, Andaman Islands Crunching Coral with the Parrotfish, Thailand Setting an Ambush with the Bobbit Worm, Indonesia Island Hopping with the White-Bellied Sea Eagle, Indonesia Putting on a Show with the Cuttlefish, Australia Puffing Up with the Porcupine Fish, The Maldives Launching with the Giant Trevallies, The Seychelles Giving Birth with the Seahorse, Madagascar   Southern Ocean Soaring with the Shearwaters, Auckland Islands Fighting with the Elephant Seals, South Orkney Islands Battling with the Colossal Squid, Ross Sea   Arctic Ocean Ice-Bathing with the Walrus, Svalbard Deep-Diving with the Thick-Billed Murre, Canada Journeying North with the Blue Whale, Greenland Oceans in Danger Can You Find? Index  

Reviews

Recommended for readers who enjoy National Geographic's ocean-centered series for children or crave armchair adventures. - School Library Journal---

Recommended for readers who enjoy National Geographic's ocean-centered series for children or crave armchair adventures. - School Library Journal

Author Information

Lucy Letherland is an illustrator based in London, UK.  She graduated from Manchester School of Art in 2011 with a First Class BA (Hons) in illustration with animation. Lucy’s work is strongly led by humour and narrative, creating a playful, graphic quality. Her books include Atlas of Adventures, Atlas of Adventures: Wonders of the World, Atlas of Animal Adventures and Atlas of Dinosaur Adventures. Once a children’s book editor, Emily Hawkins is now a full-time author. Her work has been featured on the New York Times bestseller list (Oceanology, 2009) as well as winning the Children’s Travel Book of the Year Award (Atlas of Animal Adventures, 2016). Along with her background in children’s non-fiction Emily has a strong interest in myth, folklore and storytelling, and has written several titles in the Lost Atlases and Spin to Survive series (Wide Eyed Editions). In 2020 she wrote A Natural History of Fairies, which has been translated into twelve languages, selling more than 100,000 copies worldwide.

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