Published 2015 in Great Britain under the title: Ocean: a children's encyclopedia.

Includes index.

Contents note uses title in Great Britain.

1. Atlas of the oceans -- Oceans of the world -- Arctic ocean -- Atlantic ocean -- Indian ocean -- Pacific ocean -- Southern ocean -- 2. Blue planet -- Planet ocean -- How oceans formed -- New land -- Ocean floor -- Mid-ocean ridges -- The deepest depths -- Grinding plates -- Evolving oceans -- Tsunamis -- Hotspots -- Lava flow -- Continental shelves -- Changing sea levels -- Ocean water -- Light, heat, and sound -- Oceanic winds -- Oceanic storms -- Waves -- Plunging breaker -- Surface currents -- Sargasso Sea -- Upwelling zones -- Deepwater currents -- 3. The open ocean -- Depth zones -- Sunlit zone -- Zooplankton -- Drifting jellies -- The food chain -- Hungry schools -- Oceanic hunters -- Bait ball -- Sharks -- Filter-feeding giants -- Baleen whales -- Lunge-feeding whales -- Toothed whales and dolphins -- Ocean birds -- Twilight zone -- Dark zone -- Ocean floor life -- Life on black smokers -- 4. Shallow seas -- Fertile waters -- The seabed -- Seaweeds -- Kelp forests -- Sea otter -- Seafloor fish -- Sea snails and clams -- Squid, octopus, and cuttlefish -- Hatching octopus -- Prawns, lobsters, and crabs -- Starfish, sea urchins, and sea cucumbers -- Jellyfish and anemones -- Corals and coral reefs -- The Great Barrier Reef -- Reef fish -- Reef invertebrates -- Giant clam -- Atolls and lagoons -- 5. Coast and seashore -- Tides -- Wave power -- Cliffs and caves -- Twelve apostles -- Rocky shore life -- Tide pools -- Beaches, dunes, and spits -- Hidden riches -- Shorebirds -- Oystercatchers -- Seabird colonies -- Sea turtles -- Shore crabs -- Estuaries and mudflats -- Deltas -- Salt marshes -- Mangrove swamps -- Scarlet ibis -- Seagrass beds -- Sea snakes and crocodiles -- 6. Polar seas -- Polar extremes -- Sea ice -- Life under the ice -- Crabeater seals and penguins -- Sleek hunters -- Antarctic hunters -- Antarctic islands -- Glaciers and ice shelves -- Icebergs -- Blue icebergs -- Arctic seals -- Icy nurseries -- Hunters on the ice -- Humans on the ice -- 7. Oceans and us -- Voyages of discovery -- Ocean science -- Scuba diving -- Deep-sea submersibles -- Historic shipwrecks -- Minerals from the oceans -- Energy from the oceans -- Fishing -- Stilt fishing -- Ocean trade -- Oceans in danger -- Climate change -- Marine conservation -- Captive breeding -- Glossary.

Explore the hidden depths of the ocean with this stunning visual encyclopedia for kids. Ocean: A Children's Encyclopedia reveals the secrets of the seas through stunning images and beautiful photography to engage and educate kids. From the Arctic to the Caribbean, tiny plankton to giant whales, sandy beaches to the deepest depths, Ocean: A Children's Encyclopedia let's your child discover the mysterious world beneath the waves. Packed with fun facts for kids, this encyclopedia will dazzle your child covering everything from sea creatures and ocean birds to the Great Barrier Reef. Topics are presented through a combination of fun graphics, interesting fact-boxes and high-quality photographs. Look up an individual subject for school projects or curious minds can read from beginning to end!

Ages 8-12.

Grades 3-7.