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Reef | 
 enlarge | Author: Scubazoo
Publisher: DK Publishing
Category: Book
List Price: $40.00
Buy New: $13.98
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Avg. Customer Rating:  21 reviews
Sales Rank: 42684
Media: Hardcover
Edition: Har/DVD
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 360
Shipping Weight (lbs): 4.9
Dimensions (in): 11.9 x 10.1 x 1.3
ISBN: 075663122X
Dewey Decimal Number: 578.77890222
EAN: 9780756631222
Publication Date: August 20, 2007
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Product Description
Coral reefs are often called "the rainforests of the sea" because of the quantity and diversity of life they support, and because they are highly sensitive and threatened ecosystems. Building on the success of DK's Rainforest, this unique pictorial celebration of the worlds reefs progresses through an ecological chain that goes from algae, sponges, and mollusks to the thousands of fishes that make their homes there. This vivid collection of photographs, from underwater photography collective Scubazoo, reveals reefs as they've never been seen before. - Features reefs worldwide, from Southeast Asia to the Red Sea and Hawaii
- Captions identify plant and animal life and quotes give additional background information
- Photographic narratives demonstrate how reefs live/die, and how creatures depend on them
- Published in cooperation with the American Museum of Natural History
Sales of this book support the Coral Reef Alliance.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 16 more reviews...
 Wow! Beautiful, bonus DVD is also worthwhile November 28, 2007
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
I bought this book for my own birthday, and had the pleasure of showing the pictures to my family who do not SCUBA dive like myself. I must say these photos are first rate, draw attention to the underwater world and make for a frequent return to the bookshelf. The freeby DVD is surprisely good, with music, pics, and video. The DVD alone would sell for $15 or $20 in some SCUBA resort areas. If you are looking for a good present for an underwater life admirer, buy it ASAP. Tell them some ardent and hard-core underwater naturalist recommended it!
The next best thing to being there! September 7, 2007
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
I recently received Reef. Before even spending 5 minutes with the book, all I could say was - WOW! The photography is nothing short of amazing. I cuold spend hours flipping through the pages of this book. It's almost painful because it's giving me the scuba diving "bug" and I don't have a trip planned in the near future.
I'm so inspired by these photos and I'm also impressed by the identification, common and scientific names, of all of the creatures featured. The site where each photograph was taken is also listed, along with information on the behavior or other characteristics displayed in the photos. I would have loved to have this book available last year when diving in Indonesia. We had some ID books, but nothing compared to this. Unfortunately it would be a bit cumbersome to carry along on a dive trip as it's more suitable for a coffee table, but I look forward to using this resource for identifying marine life photographed upon my return from upcoming dive trips. The DVD that comes with it is also an excellent bonus!
GREAT u/w photography with a bonus DVD November 20, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I have been an avid diver and underwater photographer since the early 80's. And I must admit, this is one of the finest u/w photography books ever published. The layout is unique, well thought out and entertaining. The photographers do this for a living, along with being dedicated reef conservationists. In fact, some of the proceeds of this book go to a reef conservation and education organization.
As I mentioned, the photography is superb. And as an added bonus, this book includes an incredible DVD full of beautiful video.
I was so impressed with this book that I have purchased 27 more of them to give as gifts this Holiday season. A GREAT book, incredible pictures, and the price is unbelievable.
Photography inspired learning experience! November 29, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I was a long time fan of DK series, but mostly for their educational values. As for photography, DK was always good, but did not seem spectacular until this one (and a few others recently - Rainforest, Ocean...)! The color splash with amazing details created such a sensation that learning becomes a multi-sensory experience. In a short period of time, I remembered a great deal of information about the undersea world and am able to recall them vividly in graphic details. This is also true for my 5-year old, by his own requests, read (absorbed) this book over three sittings, with our occasional assistance on the descriptions.
You could literally take most of the pages of this book, frame them and put them on the wall for display. That's how good the photography is!
Amazing photos of undersea life! October 12, 2007
What a beautiful book! It caught my teenaged son's eye at a local bookstore and he kept calling me over to look at the pictures. One of my nephews wants to be a marine biologist (he's 11 years old) and I just know this is the perfect Christmas gift for him. Of course, I had to buy it from Amazon.com as it is a much better price than the local chain bookstore. We ordered another copy for ourselves as well. We can't wait to see the DVD!
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