Preface | 1 |
Life | 1 |
Life on Land | 3 |
Life in the Ocean | 3 |
Geography of the Ocean | 4 |
Nutrients in the Ocean | 5 |
Zones of the Ocean | 6 |
Oceans of the World | 15 |
Carbon Cycle and the Ocean: Nature’s Exchange of Life and Element | 15 |
Phytoplankton: Microscopic Powerhouses of the Ocean | 17 |
Zooplankton: Drifting Animals of the Ocean | 18 |
Parts of a Fish: Form and Function Beneath the Waves | 20 |
New Wonders of the Deep (2023–2025) | 21 |
Atlantic Hagfish: Slimemaster | 24 |
Barreleye: The See-Through Spectacle | 25 |
Black Swallower: Eats Fish Larger Than Itself | 26 |
Blobfish: A Gelatinous Mass | 28 |
Bluefin Tuna: A Warm Blooded Fish | 29 |
Blue Goo: What Are You? | 30 |
Bluntnose Sixgill Shark: Sibling Rivalry to the Max | 31 |
Chambered Nautilus: A Spit Machine | 33 |
Coelacanth: Master of Chill | 35 |
Cookiecutter Shark: The Bite-Sized Terror | 36 |
Cuvier’s Beaked Whale: The Deep Diving Champion! | 38 |
Deep Sea Anglerfish: A Light in the Dark | 39 |
Deep Sea Coral: Nature’s Deep Sea Art | 40 |
Deep Sea Dragonfish: Terrors of the Deep | 42 |
Dumbo Octopus: Flappy Eared Wonder | 43 |
Fangtooth: Tiny Terror with a Giant Bite | 45 |
Firefly Squid: Light Show In the Sea | 46 |
Flabby Whalefish: Transformers of the Sea | 48 |
Frilled Shark: A Fossil With Fangs | 49 |
Giant Isopod: Giant Deep-Sea Rolly-Polly | 50 |
Giant Tube Worms: The Mouthless Marvels | 52 |
Goblin Shark: Fish With an Electric Nose | 54 |
Gummy Squirrel: Sea Cucumber That Looks Like Candy | 55 |
Helmet Jellyfish: Glowing Red Helmet | 56 |
Japanese Spider Crab: The Gentle Giant with Sticky Style | 58 |
Lanternfish: Tiny Swimmers, Big Light Show | 59 |
Long Nosed Chimaera: Jet-Nosed Ghost of the Deep | 60 |
Mariana Snailfish: Champion of the Abyss | 61 |
Marine Hatchetfish: Shadow Snatcher | 62 |
Megamouth Shark: Eats Like a Whale | 64 |
Oarfish: Sea Serpent of the Deep | 65 |
Pompeii worm: The Hottest Home on Earth | 67 |
Sea Angel: Winged Wonder | 68 |
Sea Pig: Party Animal of the Deep | 69 |
Sea Toad: Lure-Master of the Deep | 70 |
Siphonophore: The Colony That Pretends to Be One Animal | 72 |
Slender Snipe Eel: Duck Beak on a String | 74 |
Sperm Whale: Deep Diving Mammal | 75 |
Tripod Fish: Out of the Mud | 76 |
Tube Worms: Methane Munchers of the Deep | 78 |
Umbrella Mouth Gulper Eel: Huge Mouth | 79 |
Vampire Squid: With a Cloak and Eyes That Glow | 80 |
Viperfish: Fish With Fangs | 82 |
Zombie Worm: Bone-Eaters of the Deep | 83 |
Learning Activities | 85 |
Predator/Prey Activity: A Game of Vibrations and Stealth | 85 |
Water Pressure Activity: Deep Dive | 86 |
Density Activity: Sink or Float? | 87 |
Water Temperature And Density Activity | 88 |
Glossary | 91 |
IPA Pronunciation | 97 |
Image Credits | 98 |