Ocean Atlas: A Journey Across the Waves and into the Deep - Couverture rigide

Jackson, Tom

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 071125186X ISBN 13 : 9780711251861

Editeur : words & pictures, 2020

Synopsis

A comprehensive exploration of our oceans, covering geography, ecosystems and animals through a mix of illustrations, photographs, maps and diagrams. Map out the oceans layers, from the sunlight zone to the abyss, exploring the conditions within each zone and the different creatures that live there, as well as exploring features of the ocean floor such as underwater volcanoes, thermal vents and the mid-Atlantic ridge. 

It also:

• Explores ocean currents and tides.
• Looks at the migrations of different ocean-dwelling creatures.
• Maps the sea bed, including information on how oceanographers gather their data
• Explores sea temperatures and ocean chlorophyll and plankton, looking at the impact these elements have on ecosystems.
• Looks at environmental issues such as pollution, acidification, ice-cap melt and rising temperatures.

A propos du livre

À propos des auteurs

Tom Jackson is a science writer based in Bristol, UK. Over the last 20 years, Tom has written books, magazine and newspaper articles, for online and for television on a wide range of subjects and has worked on projects with Brian May, Patrick Moore, Marcus de Sautoy and Carol Vorderman and for major international publishers, such as Dorling Kindersley, National Geographic, Scholastic, Hachette, Facts on File and BBC Magazines.

Ana Djordjevic is an illustrator and graphic designer born in Serbia. After graduating from the Dutch Institute of Fine Art in Arnhem, Ana started out as an illustrator for various agencies.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: words & pictures
• Date d'édition: 2020
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 071125186X
• ISBN 13: 9780711251861
• Reliure: Relié
• Illustrateur: Djordjevic Ana
• Nombre de pages: 64
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible