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Summary
Also available in this series: Nature Anatomy, Farm Anatomy, Food Anatomy, and Nature Anatomy Notebook
Author Biography
Julia Rothman is an illustrator, pattern designer, and author. Her illustrated column, Scratch, is featured biweekly in the Sunday New York Times. Clients include Target, the Washington Post, MTA Arts & Design, and more. Rothman has authored, coauthored, and illustrated twelve books, including Ocean Anatomy, Nature Anatomy, Farm Anatomy, Food Anatomy, and Nature Anatomy Notebook. She lives and works in Brooklyn, New York.
Table of Contents
1 A Drop in the Ocean
The Earth Is Ocean-Unique
World Ocean
Why Is the Ocean Salty?
Speed of Sound
Pangea
Trade Winds
Features of the Ocean Floor
Tides
Ocean Currents
Waves
Rogue Waves
Ocean Depth Waves
2 Plenty of Fish in the Sea
Ocean Food Chain
Sun-Lit Producers
Bioluminescence
Anatomy of a Fish
Fish Facts
Schooling Fish
Predatory Fish
Anatomy of a Shark
Sharks by Size
Sharks
Rays
Anatomy of a Jellyfish
Jellyfish Facts
Lifecycle of a Jellyfish
Deep Sea Creatures
3 A Whale of a Time
Anatomy of a Whale
Whales by Size
Bubble-Net Feeding
Anatomy of a Dolphin
Dolphin vs. Porpoise
Echolocation
Dolphin Species
Orcas
Threatened Whales
Manatees
4 Life's a Beach
Sand
Anatomy of a Beach
Tide Pools
Tidal Zone Ecosystem
Shell Shapes
Anatomy of a Shell
So Many Shells
Seaweed
Kelp Forest
Barnacles
Razor Clams
Shore Birds
Ocean Birds
Inshore Fish
Anatomy of a Crab
Tiny & Giant Crabs
Hermit Crabs
Anatomy of a Snail
Anatomy of a Scallop
5 Dive In!
The Ocean Floor
Sea Cucumber
Tripod Fish
Hunting Together: Grouper and Moray Eels
Basket Starfish
Anatomy of an Octopus
Inside an Octopus
Squid vs. Cuttlefish
Squid
Cuttlefish
Nautilus
Pearls
Anatomy of a Lobster
Lobsters
Shrimps & Prawns
Anatomy of a Shrimp
Starfish
Anemones
Sea Turtle Identification
Sea Turtles
Great Migrations
6 Reef Madness
Coral Reefs
Reef Zones
Coral Polyps
Coral
Fish in Coral Reefs
The Great Barrier Reef
Anatomy of a Sea Horse
Sponges
Sea Grass
Nudibranch
7 Chill Out
Sea Ice
Life under the Ice
Glaciers
Icebergs
Sea Lion vs. Seal
Narwhals
Penguins
Penguin Size Comparison
Polar Bears
8 From Sea to Shining Sea
Low-Impact Fishing
High-Impact Fishing
Lighthouses
Moving Cape Hatteras Lighthouse
Studying the Ocean
Studying the Sea with Alvin
Commerce on the Seas
Our Imperial Oceans
Climate Change in Numbers
Some Good News
Bibliography
Recommended Reading
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