Riddle of the Reef
Riddle of the Reef

Author: Amanda Lumry

Publisher: Scholastic Press

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780545068475

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Journey to Australia's Great Barrier Reef with Riley and his family as they see what's up down under! Large areas of the coral reef are dying, and they need to find out why. Joined by world-renowned marine artist and conservationist Wyland, the explorers face giant starfish, great white sharks, and even poachers in their search for answers. To ensure scientifically accurate and authentic content, thepublishers of Adventures of Riley have collaborated with leading field scientists from the Smithsonian Institution, Wildlife Conservation Society, World Wildlife Fund, and The Wyland Foundation.

Living Mirrors
Living Mirrors

Author: Ohad Nachtomy

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2019-03-29

Total Pages: 335

ISBN-13: 0190907347

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In Living Mirrors, Ohad Nachtomy examines Leibniz's attempt to "re-enchant" the natural world-that is, to infuse life, purpose, and value into the very foundations of nature, a nature that Leibniz saw as disenchanted by Descartes' and Spinoza's more naturalistic and mechanistic theories. Nachtomy sees Leibniz's nuanced view of infinity- how it differs in the divine as well as human spheres, and its relationship to numerical and metaphysical unity-as key in this effort. Leibniz defined living beings by means of an infinite nested structure particular to what he called "natural machines"-and for him, an intermediate kind of infinity is the defining feature of living beings. Using a metaphor of a "living mirror," Leibniz put forth infinity as crucial to explaining the unity of a living being as well as the harmony between the infinitely small and the infinitely large; in this way, employing infinity and unity, we can better understand life itself, both as a metaphysical principle and as an empirical fact. Nachtomy's sophisticated and novel treatment of the essential themes in Leibniz's work will not only interest Leibniz scholars, but scholars of early modern philosophy and students of the history of philosophy and science as well.

Danger on the Reef
Danger on the Reef

Author: Jake Maddox

Publisher: Stone Arch Books

Published: 2020

Total Pages: 73

ISBN-13: 1496587014

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Twelve-year-old Jasmine Lopez loves exploring the coral reefs around Fiji where her marine biologist parents are stationed, and though young, she is already a certified scuba diver, a fact that her ten-year-old brother Arjun seems to resent; in fact he seems to believe he already knows everything about diving, and certainly does not want help from his older sister--until his overconfidence and defiance leads them both into a confrontation with a reef shark.

Ella's Adventures
Ella's Adventures

Author: Christian Miller

Publisher:

Published: 2020-07-28

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 9780648888505

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Ellas Adventures is a children's picture book about the story of a real Sea Turtle, called Ella which ended up in a Turtle Hospital in Cairns Australia. Ella tells her story, and the story of all the other Turtles in the Hospital, what happened to them and what people did to help them. Ella then gets released back to the wild, we learn about other species of the Reef and the changed we as human have to undertake in order to keep our Oceans healthy.

A Coral Reef Food Chain
A Coral Reef Food Chain

Author: Donald Wojahn

Publisher: Lerner Publications

Published: 2009-08-01

Total Pages: 68

ISBN-13: 0761357149

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Welcome to a Caribbean coral reef! As you snorkel just offshore, you see brilliant fish, waving sea anemones, diving turtles - maybe even a prowling barracuda! The coral reef is full of life - from coral polyps snagging plankton to a moray eel gobbling up a goby fish. Day and night on the coral reef, the hunt is on to find food - and to avoid becoming someone else’s next meal. All living things are connected to one another in a food chain, from animal to animal, animal to plant, and plant to animal. What path will you take to follow the food chain through the coral reef? Will you . . . Tail a tiger shark as it sniffs out its next victim? Check out a stingray crushing clams? Watch a feathery fan worm trap bits of leftovers? Follow all three chains and many more on this who-eats-what adventure!

Over in the Ocean
Over in the Ocean

Author: Marianne Berkes

Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.

Published: 2004-09-01

Total Pages: 35

ISBN-13: 1584694564

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Learning becomes fun with this book about the animals of the ocean! In Over in the Ocean: In a Coral Reef, amazing artwork will inspire kids in classrooms and at home to appreciate the beauty and biology of coral reefs and world around us! Brilliant artwork is the star of this oceanic counting book, based on the classic children's song "Over in the Meadow". Kids will sing, clap, and count their way among pufferfish that "puff," gruntfish that "grunt" and seahorses that "flutter," and begin to appreciate the animals in the ocean. And the clay art will inspire many a project. Parents, teachers, giftgivers, and many others will find: captivating illustrations of sculptures fashioned from polymer clay. backmatter that includes further information about the coral reef and the animals of the ocean. music and song lyrics to "Over in the Ocean" sung to the tune "Over in the Meadow"! a book for young readers learning to count!

Beyond the Reef
Beyond the Reef

Author: Todd Strasser

Publisher: Laurel Leaf

Published: 1991

Total Pages: 260

ISBN-13: 9780440208815

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Seeking adventure, Chris and his parents move from New York to Key West, but the thrill soon fades as Dad's obsession with finding sunken treasure angers some of the longtime residents and threatens to split up the family.

Coral Reefs
Coral Reefs

Author: Jason Chin

Publisher: Macmillan

Published: 2011-10-25

Total Pages: 42

ISBN-13: 1596435631

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A young girl gets quite a surprise when the text of a library book she is reading transforms her surroundings into those of a teeming-with-life coral reef!

Shark Beneath the Reef
Shark Beneath the Reef

Author: Jean Craighead George

Publisher: Harper Collins

Published: 1991-04-15

Total Pages: 196

ISBN-13: 0064403084

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Like his father and grandfather before him, 14-year-old Tomás Torres dreams of catching a great shark in the Sea of Cortez -- and he will catch it, although there are other things he should be thinking about. With an education, her could someday become a marine biologist. Tomás's family want him to stay in school. But Tomás knows he will be more help to them if he leaves school now to become a fisherman. Should he drop out? The choice is Tomás alone -- a difficult one for a boy just becoming a man. It is only underwear, in a confrontation with the fisherman's greatest prize and worst enemy, that Tomás finds the strength to make his decision.

Adventure at the Reef
Adventure at the Reef

Author: Caroline Tung Richmond

Publisher: Teacher Created Materials

Published: 2019-12-02

Total Pages: 35

ISBN-13: 1644913445

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In this hi-lo book, Lilah is excited for her vacation in Key West where she'll spend an entire week scuba diving with her dad. But when they get separated, Lilah must find her way back to the boat on her own. She'll have to deal with the creatures she bumps into—friendly and not-so friendly--along the way. With full-color illustrations, this 32-page chapter book will capture the interest of reluctant readers who enjoy adventure fiction stories with survival elements and an ocean setting.