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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Fatal tide Fatal tide Iris Johansen A high-stakes treasure hunt...A twisted trail of murder...A secret one woman may die to discover...Number one New York Times bestselling author Iris Johansen last electrified readers with Dead Aim an… OL115408W
Earth keepers Earth keepers Stuart A. Kallen Examines the lives of three people who were pioneer naturalists and ecologists. OL15042231W
The devil's trinity The devil's trinity Parker, Michael "Underwater oceanographer Harry Marsham survives when his yacht is rammed one night in the Caribbean by a ship without lights. This unexpected event draws Marsham unwittingly into a desperate battle … OL17868019W
Jacques-Yves Cousteau Jacques-Yves Cousteau Susan Sinnott Examines the life and accomplishments of the celebrated French oceanographer. OL17926384W
Jacques Cousteau Jacques Cousteau Jim Ollhoff Brief biography of ocean explorer Jacques Cousteau. OL17933388W
Jacques Cousteau Jacques Cousteau Lesley A. DuTemple Examines the life and accomplishments of the oceanographer Jacques Cousteau, describing his work studying and filming the undersea world. OL18781093W
Tracks in the sea Tracks in the sea Chester G. Hearn "Tracks in the Sea captures a rich yet little-known chapter in the history of seafaring - the mapping of the oceans by Matthew Fontaine Maury, the father of modern navigation and ocean science.". "V… OL19162453W
Oceanographers and explorers of the sea Oceanographers and explorers of the sea Kirk Polking Biographies of ten scientists who studied the ocean, including physicists, environmentalists, geologists, and biologists. OL1947510W
Matthew Fontaine Maury, Father of Oceanography Matthew Fontaine Maury, Father of Oceanography John Grady "Matthew Fontaine Maury focused light on the ills of a clique-ridden Navy, charted sea lanes and bested Great Britain's admiralty in securing the fastest, safest routes to India and Australia. He hel… OL20008643W
Jacques Cousteau Jacques Cousteau Johanne Ménard Plaquette s'insérant dans une collection documentaire amusante voulant initier le lecteur à un personnage historique, tout en agrémentant la leçon de commentaires humoristiques situés entre phylactèr… OL24835346W
I can be an oceanographer I can be an oceanographer Paul P. Sipiera Discusses the work oceanographers do as they study the ocean's depths. OL2697055W
Jacques Cousteau Jacques Cousteau Bradford Matsen Jacques Cousteau opened up the undersea world as no one has done before or since. But not generally know is the fascinating and compelling individual behind the acclaimed television personality.With… OL2717699W
Jacques-Yves Cousteau Jacques-Yves Cousteau John Bankston Examines the life and accomplishments of the French oceanographer, describing his work studying and filming the undersea world. OL5718120W
Women Explorers of the Oceans Women Explorers of the Oceans Margo McLoone Discusses the lives and accomplishments of five twentieth-century women who traveled and explored the oceans of the world, some of whom also studied marine life. OL83180W
Sea Legs Sea Legs Kathleen Crane "Sea Legs is the story of Kathleen Crane, one of the first women oceanographers out of the world-renowned Scripps Institution of Oceanography in La Jolla, California. By turns personal and objective,… OL8498045W