Ultimate Field Trip 3 Wading into Marine Biology

by Goodman, Susan E.; Doolittle, Michael J.

• ISBN13: 9780689838903
• ISBN10: 0689838905
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-09-01
• Publisher: Aladdin

Summary

Don't think a book can take you on the Ultimate Field Trip? Think again!Imagine going on a week-long exploration of the Bay of Fundy, off the coast of Maine, to play with the puffins, sun with the seals, and get an up close look at what life is like underwater. One group of middle-school kids actually made the journey -- and this book allows you to join their field trip,withoutgetting slimed by seaweed!A fascinating firsthand account of the science of marine biology, this photographic expedition sheds new light on the amazing hidden world under the water. Come along for seven days of sailing, sea creatures, and science that you'll never forget.

Author Biography

To research her various books and magazine articles, Susan E. Goodman has snowshoed through mountain forests, tried using a blowgun in the Amazon, and scared a moose at rest -- and herself in the bargain. Years ago, she went to U.S. Space Camp as a participant and loved the 1/6 Gravity Chair. Ms. Goodman lives with her family in Boston, Massachusetts.

Table of Contents

Life in the Tidal Zone	7	(3)
Meeting the Tidal Residents	10	(8)
Analyzing Raccaan Beach	18	(8)
Life in a Tide Pool	26	(6)
On the Open Sea	32	(6)
And Other Neat Stuff	38	(4)
Out with the Tide	42	(4)
Glossary	46	(2)
Further Reading	48