Discover the vast Pacific Ocean in this uniquely detailed illustrated children's book, for readers aged 9+

• 1: A world of water
• 2: Pacific Ocean tour
• 3: Underwater landscapes
• 4: Pacific trenches
• 5: Pacific islands
• 6: Winds, waves and currents
• 7: Exploring the Pacific
• 8: Pacific wildlife
• 9: The Great Barrier Reef
• 10: Pacific plants
• 11: People of the Pacific
• 12: Riches of the Pacific
• 13: Pacific in danger
• 14: Pacific facts
• 15: Glossary
• 16: Index

Anita Ganeri is an award-winning author of children's information books. She has been a writer for 20 years, after working in-house for Usborne Publishing and Walker Books. She specialises in the natural world, religion and mythology but is always looking for new challenges. Among her many titles are the best-selling 'Horrible Geography' series for Scholastic Children's Books which won the Blue Peter Book Award for the Best Book with Facts in 2009 and the Tivy Education Medal from the Royal Scottish Geographical Society for an outstanding contribution to geographical education. Anita lives in northern England with her husband, children, dogs and cat. She enjoys reading, walking the Moors, playing tennis and dreaming of winning Wimbledon.