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Planet Ocean: Why We All Need a Healthy Ocean

Patricia Newman

Illustrator: Annie Crawley, photographer

Ages: 9+

Published: 2021

Publisher: Millbrook/Lerner

ISBN: 978-1-5415-8121-0

Keywords: ocean issues, pollution, chemistry, divers from diverse locations, oceanography

Divers who explore the Arctic, the Coral Triangle in Southeast Asia, and the Salish Sea in western North America discuss local issues that affect us all. Photographs. Sources include video links.