The How and Why Wonder Book of Oceanography - 1978

"The vast expanses and the impenetrable depths of the ocean have given it a mystery that has always captured the imagination. The enigma of the ocean eludes a simple explanation... With the rapidly growing science of oceanography, however, the seas are gradually revealing their secrets. The How and Why Wonder Book of Oceanography helps readers examine what scinetists in this field have accomplished and what they hope to glean from the sea in the future..." You'll learn about: - Oceanography: The Science of the Sea - Ocean Currents - Ocean Waves - The Ocean's Basin - Life Within the Oceans - The Air above the Ocean The How and Why Wonder Book of Oceanography -Robert Scharff. Illustrated by Robert Doremus Published 1978, Grosset & Dunlap, New York Hardcover. Approx. 8.5x11.5in. 48pp Ex. library -- there's the remnants of a sticker, bottom left and bottom end of spine (see photo). Book is in otherwise solid condition.