SCIENCE
Taylor, Leighton

The Pacific Ocean

(4) 4-6 Life in the Sea series. Photographs by Norbert Wu. These books open with a couple of pages about the geography and the geologic history of their subjects, but the focus is on the varied plant and animal life found in each particular body of water. Accompanied by lots of eye-catching color photos in a cluttered design, the texts convey basic information about these environments in a sometimes annoyingly upbeat tone. An appendix in each book discusses techniques used to map oceans. Bib., glos., ind.

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