Big Pacific: Passionate, Voracious, Mysterious, Violent
Hardcover
- Price:
- $33.00
- ISBN:
- Published:
- Jun 6, 2017
- Copyright:
- 2017
- Pages:
- 240
- Size:
- 11.5 x 9 in.
- Color photographs throughout.
- Main_subject:
- Princeton Nature
- For sale only in North America
The Pacific Ocean covers one-third of Earth鈥檚 surface鈥攎ore than all of the planet鈥檚 landmasses combined. It contains half of the world鈥檚 water, hides its deepest places, and is home to some of the most dazzling creatures known to science. The companion book to the spectacular five-part series on PBS produced by Natural History New Zealand, Big Pacific breaks the boundaries between land and sea to present the Pacific Ocean and its inhabitants as you have never seen them before.
Illustrated in full color throughout, Big Pacific blends a wealth of stunning Ultra HD images with spellbinding storytelling to take you into a realm teeming with exotic life rarely witnessed up close鈥攗ntil now. The book is divided into four sections, each one focusing on an aspect of the Pacific. 鈥淧assionate Pacific鈥� looks at the private lives of sea creatures, with topics ranging from the mating behaviors of great white sharks to the monogamy of wolf eels, while 鈥淰oracious Pacific鈥� covers hunting and feeding. In 鈥淢ysterious Pacific,鈥� you will be introduced to the Pacific鈥檚 more extraordinary creatures, like the pufferfish and firefly squid, and explore some of the region鈥檚 eerier locales, like the turtle tombs of Borneo and the skull caves of Papua New Guinea. 鈥淰iolent Pacific鈥� examines the effects of events like natural disasters on the development of the Pacific Ocean鈥檚 geography and the evolution of its marine life.
Providing an unparalleled look at a diverse range of species, locations, and natural phenomena, Big Pacific is truly an epic excursion to one of the world鈥檚 last great frontiers.
The five-part PBS series Big Pacific premiered June 21, 2017