Using a question and answer format, this entertaining narrative
addresses a multitude of general interest questions about the sea, sea life,
seabirds and man's relationship with the sea. Have you ever wondered:
- Does drinking seawater drive you mad?
- Do fish drink water?
- Does anything eat jellyfish?
- How do flying fish fly?
- Why do icebergs float?
Inspired by questions
raised whilst the author was guest lecturer on cruise ships,
this fascinating and informative book is a light-hearted, surprising and entertaining read for
anyone interested in the sea in its many forms. Each bite-sized entry
is no more than two or three pages long, making it an ideal book to dip
into for anyone interested in the oceans and the teeming life above and below them.
Autorentext
Tony Rice is a retired marine biologist who now spends a good deal of his time lecturing on the sea and its many phenomena to cruise ship passengers. He has also appeared on TV shows and radio programmes.
Zusammenfassung
Using a question and answer format, this entertaining narrativeaddresses a multitude of general interest questions about the sea, sea life,seabirds and man's relationship with the sea. Have you ever wondered: Does drinking seawater drive you mad? Do fish drink water? Does anything eat jellyfish? How do flying fish fly? Why do icebergs float? Do Whales Get the Bends? will answer these and over a hundred other intriguing questions.Inspired by questionsraised whilst the author was guest lecturer on cruise ships,this fascinating and informative book is a light-hearted, surprising and entertaining read foranyone interested in the sea in its many forms. Each bite-sized entryis no more than two or three pages long, making it an ideal book to dipinto for anyone interested in the oceans and the teeming life above and below them.
Titel
Can Squid Fly?
Autor
EAN
9781408151303
ISBN
978-1-4081-5130-3
Format
E-Book (pdf)
Hersteller
Herausgeber
Genre
Veröffentlichung
03.12.2012
Digitaler Kopierschutz
Adobe-DRM
Dateigrösse
2.6 MB
Anzahl Seiten
160
Jahr
2012
Untertitel
Englisch
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