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Atlas of Ocean Adventures: A Collection of Natural Wonders, Marine Marvels and Undersea Antics from Across the Globe

English

By (author): Emily Hawkins

Illustrated by: Lucy Letherland

Set your spirit of adventure free with this journey to the worlds great oceans, discovering the diversity of life that exists in the deep blue sea.

Whether youre travelling long haul with leatherback turtles across the Pacific, snoozing with sea otters or ice bathing with a walrus, this book celebrates the very prescient topic of the worlds oceans with LucyLetherlands animal characters.

Each section begins with an infographic map of the ocean it explores Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, Southern and Arctic  followed by richly detailed two-page spreads exploring its depths and the denizens within, as well as seabirdscoral reefs and shoreline critters. Discover saltwater crocodiles lurking in the Andaman Islands, hammerheads gathering in the Atlantic, and the awe-inspiring colossal squid that calls the Ross Sea home.

Lucy Letherlands illuminating artwork shows how these oceans teem with life, forming part of complex and fascinating ecosystems, all in a quirky, characterful style.

Interesting facts and figures pepper the scenes. Did you know that spinner dolphins can swim up to 400 kilometres a day? Or that some sea snails can grow up to half a metre long? Or that in the deepest depths, fish can glow in the dark? A natural history lesson in an adventure book, each spread features 10 captions and and facts about every destination. The 5th title in the best-selling Atlas of Adventures series that has now been translated into 31 languages. A 'Can you find?' page at the back challenges you to explore the pages even deeper by locating the pictured scenes and scene-stealers.

Children and adults alike will be amazed by the incredible creatures that await in the world's oceans. See more
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Product Details
  • Dimensions: 272 x 370mm
  • Publication Date: 22 Oct 2019
  • Publisher: Quarto Publishing PLC
  • Publication City/Country: United Kingdom
  • Language: English
  • Age Group: Ages 7-9
  • ISBN13: 9780711245303

About Emily Hawkins

Lucy Letherland is an illustrator based in London UK.  She graduated from Manchester School of Art in 2011 with a First Class BA (Hons) in illustration with animation. Lucys work is strongly led by humour and narrative creating a playful graphic quality. Her books include Atlas of Adventures Atlas of Adventures: Wonders of the World Atlas of Animal Adventures and Atlas of Dinosaur Adventures. Once a childrens book editor Emily Hawkins is now a full-time author. Her work has been featured on the New York Times bestseller list (Oceanology 2009) as well as winning the Childrens Travel Book of the Year Award (Atlas of Animal Adventures 2016). Along with her background in childrens non-fiction Emily has a strong interest in myth folklore and storytelling and has written several titles in the Lost Atlases and Spin to Survive series (Wide Eyed Editions). In 2020 she wrote A Natural History of Fairies which has been translated into twelve languages selling more than 100000 copies worldwide.

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