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Oceans
How We Use the Seas
By Desonie, Dana
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-81606-216-4
- Publisher
- New York : Chelsea House Publishers, c2008.
REVIEWS
School Library Journal
Reviewed on April 1, 2008
Gr 9-Up Focusing in great detail on overexploitation of natural resources, these utilitarian books will be valuable resources for science reports. In "Biosphere", "The Sixth Extinction" section is its most useful. A table lists five previous mass events, after which the factors contributing to today's conditions (loss of habitat, pollution, climate change, overharvesting, and invasive species) are methodically outlined with accompanying statistics. The color diagrams, maps, and photographs ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2007
Although their titles and initial chapters focus on traditional earth science content, each lengthy, textbooklike volume turns to the negative impact humans have on the earth's air, water...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
