Children can explore the earth's largest ecosystem through 46 detailed, factual, and ready-to-colour illustrations. They can discover how the seas determine both the climate and the weather, encounter tiny plants and animals on the surface as well as gigantic creatures below, and, most importantly, find out why a healthy ocean is essential and what everyone can do to help. AUTHORS: An accomplished science and nature illustrator, Patricia J. Wynne is the recipient of the 2008 Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor and has won awards from Parenting Magazine, the John Burroughs Association, and the National Science Teachers Association. Patricia's artwork has appeared in galleries, magazines, newspapers, and more than 100 books for both children and adults. She is the author of numerous successful Dover titles on science and nature, includng My First Book About Outer Space, My First Book About the Body, and My First Book About the Brain. Trained as a research scientist, Donald M. Silver has written more than 80 books for students.