About the Book
Set your spirit of adventure free with this journey to the world’s great oceans, discovering the diversity of life that exists in the deep blue sea.
Whether you’re travelling long haul with leatherback turtles across the Pacific, snoozing with sea otters or ice bathing with a walrus, this book celebrates the very prescient topic of the world’s oceans with LucyLetherland’s animal characters.
Each section begins with an infographic map of the ocean it explores – Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, Southern and Arctic – followed by richly detailed two-page spreads exploring its depths and the denizens within, as well as seabirds, coral reefs and shoreline critters. Discover saltwater crocodiles lurking in the Andaman Islands, hammerheads gathering in the Atlantic, and the awe-inspiring colossal squid that calls the Ross Sea home.
Lucy Letherland’s illuminating artwork shows how these oceans teem with life, forming part of complex and fascinating ecosystems, all in a quirky, characterful style.
Interesting facts and figures pepper the scenes. Did you know that spinner dolphins can swim up to 400 kilometres a day? Or that some sea snails can grow up to half a metre long? Or that in the deepest depths, fish can glow in the dark? A natural history lesson in an adventure book, each spread features 10 captions and and facts about every destination. The 5th title in the best-selling Atlas of Adventures series that has now been translated into 31 languages. A 'Can you find?' page at the back challenges you to explore the pages even deeper by locating the pictured scenes and scene-stealers.
Children and adults alike will be amazed by the incredible creatures that await in the world's oceans.
Table of Contents:
Embark on an undersea adventure
Pacific Ocean
Aerial Acrobatics with the Spinner Dolphins, Hawaii
Long-Haul Travel with the Leatherback Turtle, Mid-Pacific
Snoozing with the Sea Otters, USA
Lunching on Lanternfish, Costa Rica
Gathering with the Hammerheads, Cocos Island
Dancing with the Blue-Footed Boobies, Galápagos Islands
Sheltering with the Clownfish, Australia
Cracking Clams with the Tuskfish, Australia
Hiding with the Sea Dragons, Australia
Luring Prey with the Anglerfish, Mariana Trench
Atlantic Ocean
Hunting with the Great White Sharks, South Africa
Putting Up a Fight with the Octopus, South Africa
Stinging with the Man-of-War, Canary Islands
Feasting with the Whale Sharks, Mexico
Taking off with the Flying Fish, The Caribbean
Rock-Hopping with the Sally Lightfoot Crabs, Brazil
Migrating with the Magellanic Penguins, Argentina
Coming Home with the Albatrosses, South Georgia Island
Indian Ocean
Lurking with the Saltwater Crocodile, Andaman Islands
Crunching Coral with the Parrotfish, Thailand
Setting an Ambush with the Bobbit Worm, Indonesia
Island Hopping with the White-Bellied Sea Eagle, Indonesia
Putting on a Show with the Cuttlefish, Australia
Puffing Up with the Porcupine Fish, The Maldives
Launching with the Giant Trevallies, The Seychelles
Giving Birth with the Seahorse, Madagascar
Southern Ocean
Soaring with the Shearwaters, Auckland Islands
Fighting with the Elephant Seals, South Orkney Islands
Battling with the Colossal Squid, Ross Sea
Arctic Ocean
Ice-Bathing with the Walrus, Svalbard
Deep-Diving with the Thick-Billed Murre, Canada
Journeying North with the Blue Whale, Greenland
Oceans in Danger
Can You Find?
Index
About the Author :
Lucy Letherland is an illustrator based in London, UK. She graduated from Manchester School of Art in 2011 with a First Class BA (Hons) in illustration with animation. Lucy’s work is strongly led by humour and narrative, creating a playful, graphic quality. Her books include Atlas of Adventures, Atlas of Adventures: Wonders of the World, Atlas of Animal Adventures and Atlas of Dinosaur Adventures.
Once a children’s book editor, Emily Hawkins is now a full-time author. Her work has been featured on the New York Times bestseller list (Oceanology, 2009) as well as winning the Children’s Travel Book of the Year Award (Atlas of Animal Adventures, 2016). Along with her background in children’s non-fiction Emily has a strong interest in myth, folklore and storytelling, and has written several titles in the Lost Atlases and Spin to Survive series (Wide Eyed Editions). In 2020 she wrote A Natural History of Fairies, which has been translated into twelve languages, selling more than 100,000 copies worldwide.
Review :
The fifth book in the popular Atlas of Adventures series goes underwater, with infographics, maps and Lucy Letherland’s beautiful illustrations. Adventures include lunching on lanturnfish in Costa Rica, hunting with great whites in South Africa and crunching coral with parrotfish in Thailand.
Atlas of Ocean Adventures is a fantastic book that I would recommend for any young person who is keen to explore the amazing creatures that live in the world's oceans. The book is full of gorgeous illustrations that make you want to turn page after page. Through engaging explanations about how the animals live, eat, hunt and survive the reader can gain deeper insight into marine life. The book also draws attention to some of the key threats facing the marine environment at the current time and gives some ideas on how we can all help.
Set out on an ocean adventure with this beautiful atlas, which will take you travelling with leatherback turtles across the Pacific, ice-bathing with a walrus, and crunching coral with parrotfish in Thailand. Turn over the super-sized pages for plenty of facts as well as fabulous maps, infographics and illustrations.
