Where is the Great Barrier Reef?

Título
Where is the Great Barrier Reef?

Nico, Medina

Resumen
"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.

Great Barrier Reef

Fecha de publicación como intervalo
2016

Where is

Descripción física
108 pages : illustrations, maps ; 21 cm.

Contenido
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.

Término de la materia
Coral reefs and islands.

Término geográfico
Great Barrier Reef (Qld.).

Autor añadido
Hinderliter, John.

Síntesis
"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

Información de publicación
New York : Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, 2016


BibliotecaSignatura topográficaTipo de materialCódigo de barras del documentoEstado
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