by Philip Steele (1991)
Features the most famous and unusual extinct or endangered underwater plants and animals, explaining when and how certain ones became extinct.
Dr. Miranda MacQuitty
Explores the diversity of life in the sea, including predators and prey, the coral reef, and life in the twilight zone of the ocean, with information on products of the ocean, ocean explorers, and preservation of this natural resource. Discover the vast waters that cover the Earth's surface, the sunlit shallows to the mysterious depths, and amazing ocean wildlife.
[Imelda and Robert Updegraff
Relates basic facts about seas and oceans, including currents and waves, tides, sea shore, sea bed, ice cover, and inland seas and salty water. Includes "things to do" on back cover.
Louise and Richard Spilsbury
Introduces some of the animals that call the ocean home, discussing how they find food, what kind of structures they build to live in, and the threats to their habitat.
John F. Waters
Describes the discovery and investigation of openings in the ocean floor where heated water escapes and examines the new life forms and other phenomena that have been found there.