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Reef | 
 enlarge | Author: Scubazoo
Publisher: DK Publishing
Category: Book
List Price: $40.00
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Avg. Customer Rating:  19 reviews
Sales Rank: 100066
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
ASIN: 075663122X
Publication Date: August 20, 2007
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Condition: Brand New Book. Includes DVD! No Remainder Marks Ever! Ships Fast in a box for maximum protection.
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Book 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 14 more reviews...
 Reef August 19, 2008
I must say that I was very disappointed about the quality of the photos. They lack vibrancy, contrast and impact that seems to be the result of using single frames from video footage rather than a unique photo captured by a camera. The colours are all washed out and when you've seen one photo you've seen them all - too many of them are fish adnauseum. The accompanying DVD is very good and is the only thing that makes this book worth buying.
At the same time as purchasing "Reef" I also purchased Roger Stein's "Oceanic Wilderness" and you don't have to put the two books side by side to see the difference in photo quality. Roger Stein's photos are simply stunning - everyone is a gem.
 Readable coffee table book August 8, 2008
Reef, put out by an interested research, photographic group, is great. The photographs are beyond impressive and the test actually explains what the photographs show. I got this for my 4 year-old granddaughter, but I will probably finish it before she begins to read instead of just look at the pictures.
Buy this book, you will not be dissapointed June 11, 2008
Absolutely stunning photography, the kind of book people will pick up from your cofee table and become engrossed in. Makes a fabulous gift for someone even remotely interested in the sea/scuba diving ect...The accompanying DVD is worth the price alone. Great addition to any one's home, and the best gift book you can give
The most beautiful underwater book ever produced April 5, 2008
As a diver, I have long said that it is sad that the experience of being within coral reefs can't be communicated by photography, film and video. Well, that was before "reef". What a truly rewarding experience it is to repeatedly view and read this wonder. And, it's comparatively inexpensive for such a large high quality publication, too. I also like the fact that part of the proceeds from sales go to the Coral Reef Alliance for saving our planet's threatened coral reefs. Buy this book for yourself, your family and the local schools and library. For me it really is that good.
If you love scuba February 2, 2008
If you love scuba diving then you will enjoy this book. It includes a beautiful DVD with great music as you watch the fish.Informative pictures and expression of reef and the living creatures contained there. Very enjoyable.
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