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Supporting STEM-based learning, this fact-filled book for kids ages 6-9 is the ultimate guide to our spectacular seas, from dolphins to icebergs. Entertaining and educating young readers through a combination of close-up images, quirky trivia facts, quiz questions, and interesting tidbits, it's the perfect book for any kid who wants to dive into this amazing watery world.

What is the deepest part of the planet's oceans? How do scientists spot shipwrecks at the bottom of the sea? What kinds of creatures live in the Great Barrier Reef? Find out the answers to these questions and more in DKfindout! Oceans, which teaches children about the five great oceans and their biological and geographical features. Packed with information, photographs, and colorful illustrations, this book covers major areas of oceanography, marine biology, and geography, highlighting important concepts like ocean zones, and illuminating famous undersea landmarks like the Mariana Trench. A beautiful compendium of ocean life, DKfindout! Oceans will introduce kids to sea creatures great and small, and teach them how to help protect these natural environments from human activity.

Vetted by educational consultants, the DKfindout! series drives kids ages 6-9 to become experts on more than 30 of their favorite STEM- and history-related subjects, whether Vikings, volcanoes, or robots. This series covers the subjects that kids really want to learn about-ones that have a direct impact on the world around them, like climate change, space exploration, and rapidly evolving technology-making learning fun through amazing images, stimulating quizzes, and cutting-edge information. The DKfindout! series is one that kids will want to turn to again and again.