Where is the Great Barrier Reef?
Title
:
Where is the Great Barrier Reef?
Personal Author EPSB
:
Nico, Medina
Summary
:
"In this Where Is? title, kids can explore the Great Barrier Reef is big enough to be seen from space but made up of billions of tiny living organisms. The Great Barrier Reef, off the coast of Australia, is the world's largest coral reef system. Stretching more than 1,400 miles, it provides a home to a wide diversity of creatures. Designated a World Heritage Site, the reef is suffering from the effects of climate change but this fascinating book shows this spectacular part of our planet." -- Publisher's web site.
Other Title
:
Great Barrier Reef
Year Published
:
2016
Series
:
Where is
Physical Description
:
108 pages : illustrations, maps ; 21 cm.
Contents
:
Where is the Great Barrier Reef? -- Islands from hilltops -- The first reef people -- Coral -- Creatures of the Reef -- Rain forests and sea grasslands -- The unknown south land -- "Save the reef!" -- Timelines -- Bibliography.
Subject
:
Coral reefs and islands.
Geographic Term
:
Great Barrier Reef (Qld.).
Added Author
:
Hinderliter, John.
Summary
:
"In this Where Is? title, kids can explore the Great Barrier Reef is big enough to be seen from space but made up of billions of tiny living organisms. The Great Barrier Reef, off the coast of Australia, is the world's largest coral reef system. Stretching more than 1,400 miles, it provides a home to a wide diversity of creatures. Designated a World Heritage Site, the reef is suffering from the effects of climate change but this fascinating book shows this spectacular part of our planet." -- Publisher's web site.
ISBN
:
9780399542398
9780605954649
9780448486994
9781338235708
Publisher
:
New York : Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, 2016
| Library | Call Number | Type | Item Barcode | Status |
|---|
| awâsis waciston | 578.77 MED | Book | 30161000184501 | Non-Fiction |