Ocean of Letters is a remarkable history of imperialism, language, and creolization in the largest African diaspora of the Indian Ocean in the early modern period. Ranging from Madagascar to the Mascarenes, the Comores, and South Africa, Pier M. Larson sheds new light on the roles of slavery, emanci[...]

The subject of ocean turbulence is in a state of discovery and development with many intellectual challenges. This book describes the principal dynamic processes that control the distribution of turbulence, its dissipation of kinetic energy and its effects on the dispersion of properties such as hea[...]

Advanced textbook covering two important aspects of large-scale ocean circulation - wind-driven circulation, and thermohaline-driven circulation caused by changes in water density.[...]

This text provides a foundation in both the theoretical and practical aspects of radiative transfer, for advanced students of atmospheric, oceanic and environmental sciences. The transfer of solar and infrared radiation through optically-thick clouds, aerosol layer, and the oceanic mixed layer is pr[...]

All young children love to play in the waves at the beach. Now here's a Hello, World board book that teaches them all about oceans and the creatures and plants that live there. Hello, World is a series designed to introduce first nonfiction concepts to babies and toddlers. Told in clear and easy t[...]

"This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grants No.DUE-9555205, IMD-9986613, EAR-9809704, and GRD-9979670."[...]

With three stories in this brand-new Rainbow Magic Special Edition, readers can enjoy more fairy fun than ever
It's an ocean commotion
What's a fairy to do? Jack Frost has stolen three enchanted pearls that control the magic of the oceans. Without them, the tides are all wrong, the sea cre[...]

Acclaimed Caldecott artist Molly Bang paints a stunning, sweeping view of our ever-changing oceans.
In this timely book, award-winner Molly Bang uses her signature poetic language and dazzling illustrations to introduce the oceanic world. From tiny aquatic plants to the biggest whale or fish, Ba[...]

Pearl is a magical dolphin of the Salty Sea, and today is her first day of school. Her classmates Echo and Splash make great new friends Together they start learning dolphin skills like magic, music, and jumping.
But another student, Flip, just won't stop bragging. And when he accepts a dare fr[...]

At the center of "Deep Blue Home"--a penetrating exploration of the ocean as single vast current and of the creatures dependent on it--is Whitty's description of the three-dimensional ocean river, far more powerful than the Nile or the Amazon, encircling the globe. It's a watery force connected to t[...]

With the entire future of human space colonization in jeopardy, only one man, Oskar De Silvo, a man thought long dead, can stop the collapse, and the only one who can track him down before it is too late is his nemesis, Anton Koffield, who may have a more personal reason for finding him, in the sequ[...]

To celebrate its 20th anniversary, Scholastic is re-releasing the ten original Magic School Bus titles in paperback. With updated scientific information, the bestselling science series ever is back
When Ms. Frizzle drives the Magic School Bus full speed ahead into the ocean, the class takes a s[...]

A brilliantly imaginative and poignant fairy tale from the modern master of wonder and terror, The Ocean at the End of the Lane is Neil Gaiman's first new novel for adults since his #1 New York Times bestseller Anansi Boys.This bewitching and harrowing tale of mystery and survival, and memory and ma[...]