All About the Sea

Have you ever wondered how the sea was formed? Did you know that once upon a time there was no sea, in fact there was neither land nor water as we know them?

Did you know that the longest mountain range in the world is mostly buried under the sea? And that the island of Hawaii is really the peaks of several volcanoes sticking their heads above the water?

Do you know some of the strange creatures of the sea—

• the boring sponge that can eat holes in cement blocks on the pier?
• the fish that carries red lights on his head and blue lights near his tail?
• the sunfish that can lay three hundred million eggs?
• the flying fish that can dar through the air for 200 feet or more?
• the copepod so small that a herring can eat 60,000 at one meal?

Do you know about that tiny plant, the diatom—so tiny, in fact, that a copepod can eat 120,000 in a single day? Or the sea otter cabbage whose floating leaves are fifty feet across?

In All About the Sea a distinguished scientist, Dr. Ferdinand C. Lane, tells of the wonders of the sea. He takes you to its meadows and gardens, explains its tides and currents, shows you its rich deposits and minerals. Landlubbers and seafaring folk alike will enjoy this fascinating book.

—from the dust jacket