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Diving the World (Footprint - Activity Guides) 4 reviews
Beth Tierney, Shaun Tierney
Footprint Handbooks, 2006
Diving the world
My wife Sue & I have been very lucky to dive some of the best diving locations in the world, all of which are featured in this excellent and very readable book. First of all the descriptions are spot on and you can tell that the text is taken from the experience of actually doing the dive or visiting the area, not just researching it (unlike so many guides). The book is not just a travel or dive ...
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A Christmas Coral (Paint with Water) 3 reviews
Cynthia Hands
Golden Books, 2001
Great fun for toddlers
Just add water and paint! What can be easier than that. My 3 year old loves Sponge Bob and she loves to paint with water, too.
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Reef Coral Identification: Florida, Caribbean, Bahamas (Reef Set)9 reviews
Paul Humann, Ned DeLoach
New World Publications, 2001
The Best Guide Available
This Reef Coral Identification book is THE definitive guide. In brief there is not a better guide out there. It thoroughly covers each type of coral and gives identification information as well as full color photographs. In addition to all the corals it covers other plant life likely to be encountered while snorkeling or diving. These include grasses, weeds, algae and coral diseases. With a ...
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Aquarium Corals : Selection, Husbandry, and Natural History60 reviews
Eric H. Borneman
TFH Publications, 2001
Coral Bible
What can I say here that hasn't been said by everyone in the aquarium industry? Nothing...it's the standard template for information about corals if you have a reef aquarium. I will boldly say that it's foolish to not own this book if you own a coral. I'm crossing my fingers that Mr Borneman will put out a second edition. This is the be all, end all of coral and reef aquarium literature. Be smart ...
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The Sign of the Seahorse: A Tale of Greed and High Adventure in Two Acts (Picture Puffin) 21 reviews
Graeme Base
Puffin, 1998
Excellent book!
Excellent book...magnificent illustrations! Excellent story but a little too lengthy for a small child. Would recommend for children 5-10 years old.
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Unknown Waters: A First-Hand Account of the Historic Under-ice Survey of the Siberian Continental Shelf by ... 10 reviews
Alfred S McLaren
University Alabama Press, 2008
I liked it
I liked this book. But then again I like stereo instructions. Not a lot of suspense or intrigue but seems to be a factual account of the under-ice survey of the continental shelf around the north pole. Written by the boats skipper don't look for a page turner. Written by a man who rightfully so garners the respect for the mission he and his men undertook, it's a slow book. Unless you have an ...
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Reef Fish Identification: Florida, Caribbean, Bahamas41 reviews
Paul Humann, Ned DeLoach
New World Publications, 2002
pleased
the book has extensive info on each fish species; great photos and a graphical representation for the distinguishing markings.
I needed to learn a lot of the species from the book in a short time and the book was really helpfull
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The Reef Set: Reef Fish, Reef Creature and Reef Coral (3 Volumes) (Reef Set)31 reviews
Paul Humann, Ned DeLoach
New World Publications, 2002
The standard
This is THE book on Caribbean underwater life. Any where you dive this is the reference used. The only thing missing from the set is the behavior book, and it would be a great addition.
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Coral Reef Coloring Book5 reviews
Ruth Soffer
Dover Publications, 1995
Accurate, fun pictures.
This is a book which is accurate in its drawings, with the official names for many, if not all, the different species. I am an adult, a frustrated artist with no talent whatsoever for drawing. I have really enjoyed coloring these pictures with colored pencils. There is a lot of small detail work in some of the pictures, which I think would be difficult with crayons, but of course, all the ...
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Over in the Ocean: In a Coral Reef13 reviews
Marianne Berkes
Dawn Publications (CA), 2004
Fantastic illustrations; memorable rhyming text
This book is beautifully illustrated. It would be a terrific accompaniment to a trip to an aquarium.
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Book of Coral Propagation, Volume 1 Edition 2: Reef Gardening for Aquarists3 reviews
Anthony Calfo
Reading Trees, 2007
A MUST HAVE !
The BOOK OF CORAL PROPAGATION Edition 2,is bigger and better then its predecessor! This new edition was rewritten to include even more information than the previous version. It is flooded with stunning photographs, updated techniques, and to top it off, it's published in a larger 8.5 x 11 format and HARD COVERED! Similar to the first edition, I also found that each chapter is written in an easy ...
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The Reef Aquarium: A Comprehensive Guide to the Identification and Care of Tropical Marine Invertebrates (Vol ...16 reviews
Julian Sprung, J. Charles Delbeek
Two Little Fishes, 1997
One of the best of the best vol.2
This volume of the series covers the soft corals and sea anemones; very important topics indeed for reef aquarium. The two books together are still not complete as there are many organisms found in a reef aquaria still not covered. In this series. A fine glossary accompanies this book. Much of what I had to gleen by trial and error and by reading arcane publications over the years is covered in ...
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The Underwater Alphabet Book (Jerry Pallotta's Alphabet Books)4 reviews
Jerry Pallotta
Charlesbridge Publishing, 1991
A must-have if you regularly go to any aquarium.
We had to buy a second copy (a hardcover) because our sons loved the first, paperback, version to death. Taught my kids not only the alphabet but the names of all the fish. I is for Indigo Hamlet was one of my son's first sentences! My four-year-old can i.d. all these fish at the San Diego aquarium (and wants us to find the others at another aquarium). Never boring for adults, unlike some ...
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Fishy Tales (DK Readers, Pre -- Level 1)
DK Publishing
DK CHILDREN, 2003
Fishy Tales takes a journey through a coral reef -- watch small fish swim in and out of the coral and jellyfish float up and down in the waves
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The Reef Aquarium: A Comprehensive Guide to the Identification and Care of Tropical Marine Invertebrates ...18 reviews
Julian Sprung
Ricordea Publishing, 1994
Wonderful Stony Coral and Clam Reference
The good?
This book is truly a comprehensive piece covering probably more than you want to know at times. For example, it explains the chemical reactions that occur during calcification of corals and why additions are necessary.
After reading many other references, I must say I am very happy I purchased this volume. Contained in these pages are insights you won't find anywhere else.
The ...
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Natural Reef Aquariums: Simplified Approaches to Creating Living Saltwater Microcosms32 reviews
John H. Tullock
TFH Publications, 1997
Three Thumbs Up!
Recently I've read several books pertaining to the tropical marine hobby and after reading this book by Mr. Tullock I rate it an eleven out of ten. Very informative, easy to digest, excellent format, and one to refer to in the future. A quality production by the publisher. Thank you Mr. Tullock!
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Coral Reef Fishes: Indo-Pacific and Caribbean4 reviews
Ewald Lieske, Robert Myers
Princeton University Press, 2001
a little treasure
this one is a real must. if I had to choose a single fish ID book to bring along in a dive trip, this handy book would be the one. it is probably more usefull for indo-pacific fishes but also atlantic/caribbean fishes part is pretty good. i guess it is the most complete book on fish identification i ever bought.
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Fishy Field Trip (Magic School Bus #18)1 review
Martin Schwabacher
Scholastic, 2004
Science is a splash in this story!
Ms. Frizzle's class has been working for days to prepare presentations for the school's big assembly for Ocean Awareness. It instructs students on "how important it is to respect how everything in nature works together" and "that things are not always what they seem." Tim and his classmates learn so much about oceanic life around corral reefs. This book should be used when teaching an ocean ...
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Reef Creature Identification: Florida, Caribbean, Bahamas14 reviews
Paul Humann, Ned DeLoach
New World Publications, 2001
absolutely a must
it divides it up into body shapes and other categories so you can start at the most likely spot in the book to find the critter you're looking for! i especially like how it advises on various coloration possibilities and how rare or common a critter is. that helps eliminate a candidate when i cannot visually distinguish between two very close critters as it is far more likely i'm seeing the ...
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Corals: A Quick Reference Guide (Oceanographic Series) (Oceanographic Series)19 reviews
Julian Sprung
Ricordea Publishing, 1999
Good coral guide
As I expected. Good pictures, easy coral identification and main keys to choose and mantain your reef aquarium corals.
I think is a reasonable price choice for reef aquarium hobbyists interested in getting introduced to coral world.
If you want to know deeply about each coral gender, maybe you have to try with another books, but if you want a simple and quick information coral guide this is ...
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