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100 Things to Know about the Oceans

By Alex Frith, Jerome Martin and others

Why do fish sleep, sea creatures glow, and icebergs sing beneath the waves?

fascinating informative colourful surprising

Genres

Non-fiction Nature Animals

What is 100 Things to Know about the Oceans about?

Dive beneath the waves and discover 100 surprising facts about the world's oceans. Find out how fish sleep, why some sea creatures glow in the dark and what makes an iceberg sing. Explore coral reefs, deep-sea animals, ocean explorers, underwater history, pollution and the science of waves, tides and tsunamis. With clear explanations and colourful illustrations, this fascinating book makes it easy to dip in and out while discovering how oceans shape life on Earth.

About the author

Alex Frith is a talented British author who writes fun and fascinating books for children. He is well known for his work with Usborne Publishing, including the popular 'See Inside' series and 'The Usborne Children's Encyclopedia'. Alex loves making tricky topics easy to understand and hopes his stories inspire children to explore and learn more about the world.

Pages

128 pages

Reading age

Junior (8-13)

This edition

2021

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