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42) In ascension
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"Leigh grew up in Rotterdam, drawn to the waterfront as an escape from her unhappy home life and volatile father. Enchanted by the undersea world of her childhood, she excels in marine biology, traveling the globe to study ancient organisms. When a trench is discovered in the Atlantic Ocean, Leigh joins the exploration team, hoping to find evidence of Earth's first life forms--what she instead finds calls into question everything we know about our...
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"El profesor Pierre Aronnax se hace a la mar en busca de una criatura desconocida que aterroriza a todos los marineros. Un d̕a, el terrible monstruo marino golpea su embarcaci̤n y lo arroja a la profundidad de las aguas. Pero all̕ le espera una gran sorpresa: la bestia feroz es en realidad un submarino, el mayor y m̀s maravilloso que se haya visto nunca. Se llama Nautilus y lo comanda el Capit̀n Nemo. ¿l salva al profesor y sus compąeros y...
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Octonauts volume 1
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When the Octonauts, a team of eight animals that explores the ocean, help a lonely monster, everyone learns the value of friendship and individuality.
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The Octonauts are in Antarctica - the coldest place on Earth - and the Adelie penguin chicks have just hatched. While the Adelie penguin parents go hunting for food, Captain Barnacles, Kwazii and Peso are babysitting the chicks. With icebergs moving, strong storms blowing and a little penguin with a pirate heart that wants to help hunt, this is no ordinary Octonaut mission.
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"At the beach with Pete and his family, Larry the lovable pup follows a crustacean toward the sea and is swept out by a wave. He dog paddles around, exploring the plant and animal life before coming face-to-face with an oceanographer who leads him on a thrilling adventure through the four zones of the ocean before he's finally reunited with his best friend, Pete, back at the beach"--
52) The secret deep
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Awakening stranded on a tropical island with no memory of what happened, Aster investigates a secret underwater world to find her missing sister, while Sam connects their disappearance to suspicious events in his own life
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"The 21st Century Junior Library Women Innovators series highlights the contributions of women to STEM fields. Sarah Mather and Underwater Telescopes examines the life of this important woman and her contributions to underwater exploration. Sidebars encourage readers to engage in the material by asking deeper questions or conducting individual research. Full color photos, a glossary, and a listing of additional resources all enhance the learning experience."--...
57) Little Wonder
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A mother sends her child off to explore the wonders of the undersea world in imagination.
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"Edith Widder grew up determined to become a marine biologist. But after complications from a surgery during college caused her to go temporarily blind, she became fascinated by light as well as the power of optimism. Her focus turned to oceanic bioluminescence, a scientific frontier in our last earthly one, and with little promise of funding or employment she took a leap into the darkness. On her first visit to the deep ocean, in an experimental...
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In the spirit of Bill Bryson and Ian Frazier comes this fascinating examination of our past, present, and future beneath the waves. In an age of unprecedented exploration and innovation, our oceans remain largely unknown, and endlessly fascinating: full of mystery, danger, beauty, and inspiration. Bill Streever -- a longtime deep-sea diver himself -- has masterfully woven together the science and history of Earth's last remaining frontier: the sea....
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