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Product Identifiers

PublisherAbrams, Inc.

ISBN-100810993112

ISBN-139780810993112

eBay Product ID (ePID)57189963

Product Key Features

Book TitleUnderwater Eden : 365 Days

Number of Pages744 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicLife Sciences / Ecology, Earth Sciences / Oceanography, Animals / Marine Life, Ecosystems & Habitats / Oceans & Seas, Subjects & Themes / Plants & Animals

Publication Year2007

IllustratorYes

GenreNature, Photography, Science

AuthorJeffrey L. Rotman

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height2.1 in

Item Weight70.4 Oz

Item Length6.5 in

Item Width9.5 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2006-100557

Dewey Edition22

Grade FromEighth Grade

Dewey Decimal778.73

Grade ToCollege Graduate Student

SynopsisWith a focus on coral reefs, "Underwater Eden" illuminates the fantastic colors, array of textures, and countless bizarre shapes and forms of undersea life. Beneath the surface of the worlds most exotic seas and oceansfrom the Red Sea and the coast of Costa Rica to the Great Barrier Reef and Palau Islandslie spectacularly diverse ecosystems that only a privileged few have had the opportunity to view up close and in person. Jeffrey Rotman has spent more than thirty years diving in these waters to capture their breathtaking beauty and the stunning richness and variety of the creatures that inhabit them. . The books extended captions are written by Rotman and contain scientific facts and trivia interspersed with personal anecdotes and insights gained from decades of observation. "Underwater Eden" grants readers 365 days of unprecedented access into a strange and captivating world., Presenting a visual exploration of life beneath the seas, 'Underwater Eden' features the various creatures and life-forms that live in the ocean., Readers are granted unprecedented access into the strange and captivating world of coral reefs as the fantastic colors, array of textures, and countless bizarre shapes and forms of undersea life are beautifully illustrated., With a focus on coral reefs, Underwater Eden illuminates the fantastic colors, array of textures, and countless bizarre shapes and forms of undersea life.Beneath the surface of the world's most exotic seas and oceans--from the Red Sea and the coast of Costa Rica to the Great Barrier Reef and Palau Islands--lie spectacularly diverse ecosystems that only a privileged few have had the opportunity to view up close and in person. Jeffrey Rotman has spent more than thirty years diving in these waters to capture their breathtaking beauty and the stunning richness and variety of the creatures that inhabit them. . The book's extended captions are written by Rotman and contain scientific facts and trivia interspersed with personal anecdotes and insights gained from decades of observation. Underwater Eden grants readers 365 days of unprecedented access into a strange and captivating world.

LC Classification NumberTR800.R668 2007