Auckland Council Libraries: From mountain peaks to ocean floors

From mountain peaks to ocean floors

These selected titles will take readers from the highest mountain peaks, down through winding rivers into the dark depths of the ocean floors. If you enjoy reading about the myriad of extreme habitats on our planet, then this list is a good start!

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Mountains of the world

Dieter (Illustrator) Braun

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The mountains that shape our world are as breath-taking and diverse as the beings that inhabit them. Discover some of the most striking geographical features of our planet and the powerful natural forces that formed them.

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Mountains

Izzi Howell

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Explore the mountains around the world and find out how they are created. Find out about the people, plants and animals that live at high altitudes and the risk of deadly avalanches.

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Explore mountains

Anita Ganeri

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Join intrepid explorers Benjamin Blog and his inquisitive dog Barko Polo, as they travel the globe exploring the world's most exciting mountains! Here they look at many of the mountains around the world such as Everest, Kilimanjaro, the Matterhorn.

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Mountain

Bear Grylls

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Go on a thrilling adventure with Bear Grylls, experiencing some amazing mountains up close. Travel across some of the world's most dangerous terrains and master the skills needed to stay safe. Includes step-by-step instructions and tips from Bear.

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Mountain peak peril

John Townsend

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Sir Digby Tweedhop, the top wildlife presenter, was sent up the mountain to capture the yeti on film, but he’s disappeared without a trace! Only you, with your fantastic geography skills, will be able to rescue him from the mountain!

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Freaky peaks

Anita Ganeri

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Freaky Peaks takes the intrepid young explorer on a thrilling tour of the tallest mountains, encountering many dangers along the way, including glaciers, yetis and avalanches. It's geography with even more gritty bits left in!

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Rivers

Peter Goes

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Our seas and rivers tell a compelling story about our planet. Through tracking the life source of people, animals and the land itself, Peter Goes brings alive our history and our lives today.

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Rivers and coasts

Izzi Howell

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Learn about rivers and coasts and how water shapes the landscapes in different ways. Follow rivers from their source to the sea and explore coasts around the world.

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Raging rivers

Anita Ganeri

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Geography with the gritty bits left in! Where in the world can you: Peer over the edge of a roaring waterfall? Come face-to-face with a peckish piranha? Go white-water rafting through hair-raising rapids?

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Exploring rivers

Anita Ganeri

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Benjamin Blog and his dog Barko Polo travel the globe exploring the world's most exciting rivers around the world! They travel along the Nile, Amazon and Mississippi Rivers, and take in a multitude of canyons, animals and plants along the way.

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Seas and oceans

Margot Channing

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Bursting with illustrations and fascinating facts, this title offers a stunning visual guide of seas and oceans: from sunlit shores, down past fantastic sea creatures, submarines and sunken wrecks, to the deep dark mystery of the deep ocean floor.

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The sea

Miranda Krestovnikoff

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Miranda Krestovnikoff and Jill Calder present a book that will have you diving into the deepest depths of the blue, exploring the astounding seas and oceans that cover our planet and discovering the amazing animals that populate our waters.

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Ocean

Izzi Howell

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Read all about oceans, where in the world you can find them, what animals and plants live there and how these are dependent on each other. Learn about food chains, pollution and what we can do to protect this important habitat.

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Curious George discovers the ocean

Bethany V. Freitas

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Curious George George gets invited on a submarine trip to help retrieve a satellite that fell from space. Follow George as he explores the coral reef and discovers the different plants and creatures living near the ocean floor.

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