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Oceans. / - Chicago : World Book, c2012. - 48 pages; colour illustrations, colour maps; 31 cm. - Animals and their habitats ; .

Includes index.

Introduction -- Habitat map -- Fish (sharks, reef fish, and relatives) -- Crustaceans (shrimp, crabs, and relatives) -- Mollusks (octopuses, clams, and relatives) -- Echinoderms (starfish, sea urchins, and relatives) -- Mammals (whales, seals and relatives). FISH : Great Hammerhead Sharks - Great White Shark - Whale Shark - Devil Ray - Yellowfish Tuna - Bluefaced Angelfish - Queen Parrotfish - Common Clownfish - Devil Lionfish - Spiny Porcupinefish - Seahorse - Mediterranean Moray Eel -- CRUSTACEANS : Fiddler Crab - Hermit Crab - American Lobster - Cleaner Shrimp -- Mollusks : Common Octopus - Longfin Inshore Squid - Common Cuttlefish - Giant Clam - Common Whelk - Triton -- ECHINODERMS : Red-Kobbed Starfish - Sea Urchin -- MAMMALS : North Atlantic Right Whale - Blue Whale - Humpback Whale - Sperm Whale - Harbor Porpoise - Long-Finned Pilot Whale - Killer Whale - Commerson's Dolphin - SHort-Beaked Common Dolphin - Hooded Seal - Mediterranean Monk Seal - Common Seal - California Sea Lion - Dugong - Green Sea Turtle - Leatherback Turtle.

"Oceans cover just over 70% of the Earth's surface, and are home to hundreds of thousands of animals. This illustrated nonfiction volume introduces several ocean animals. Detailed captions describe each animal, while inset maps show where the animals can be found around the world. Features include a glossary, maps, photographs, and an index"--

ISBN: 9780716604471 0716604477

LCCN: 2012005838

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Marine animals--Juvenile literature.
Marine ecology--Juvenile literature.

LC Class. No.: QL122.2 / .O337 2012

Dewey Class. No.: 591.77