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Author
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Award-winning author Donovan Hohn's work has been featured in Harper's and New York Times Magazine. In Moby-Duck, Hohn investigates the curious incident of thousands of rubber ducky toys lost at sea in 2005. "This dazzles from start to finish."-Booklist, starred review
8) Oceans
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
A graphic nonfiction volume that describes Earth's oceans.
Pub. Date
[2016]
Edition
Widescreen.
Language
English
Description
In 1962, three prisoners escaped from Alcatraz, a prison surrounded on all sides by the waters of San Francisco Bay, and disappeared. The fates of the three men have remained unknown to the present day. In this program, three scientists from the Netherlands employ 3D modeling technology to reconstruct the water currents of the day of the prison break in an attempt to uncover whether or not it was possible for the men to have survived.
11) Whirlpools
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Whirlpools-swirling vortexes in the ocean sometimes capable of capsizing entire ships-have long been featured in legend as the work of sea monsters or as gateways to other worlds. We now know that they are normal oceanic currents, usually caused by tides. This attractive volume concisely examines the natural and human-made conditions that create whirlpools, eddies, and more, providing a window into the field of oceanography for an elementary audience....
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