Can Squid Fly?: Answers to a Host of Fascinating Questions about the Sea - Softcover

Rice, Tony

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9781574093063: Can Squid Fly?: Answers to a Host of Fascinating Questions about the Sea

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ISBN 10: 1574093061 ISBN 13: 9781574093063

Publisher: Sheridan House, 2011

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Using the same question-and-answer format of his highly successful first book Do Whales Get the Bends? marine expert Tony Rice sets out to answer another selection of general interest questions about the sea, the bounty of the life within it and the forces surrounding it.

Where and what is the Bermuda Triangle?
Do sea wasps sting?
Why is a ship's control room called a bridge?
What is the Great Pacific Garbage Patch?
What causes the Northern/Southern Lights?

Written in the same entertaining style as the first book, and once again illustrated with black and white line drawings, Can Squid Fly? answers these and many more intriguing questions. for anyone with an interest in the sea, this is a feast of facts and figures to satisfy the curious mind--a delightful bunkside or armchair read.

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Using a question-and-answer format, this entertaining book addresses over 100 general interest questions about the sea, sea life, seabirds and man’s relationship with the sea.� Why is the sea salty? � Does anything eat jellyfish? � Why do whales sing? � How do flying fish fly? � Who owns the oceans? Inspired by questions raised while the author was a guest lecturer on cruise ships, this fascinating and informative book is a lighthearted, surprising, and entertaining read for anyone interested in the sea in its many forms. Each bite-sized entry is no more than two or three pages long, making it an ideal book to dip into for anyone interested in the oceans and the teeming life above and below them.

About the Author:

Tony Rice is a retired marine biologist who now spends a good deal of his time lecturing on the sea and its many phenomena to cruise ship passengers. He has also appeared on TV shows and radio programs. He is the author of Do Whales Get the Bends?, also published by Sheridan House.

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