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    <title>The very hungry caterpillar's: very first ocean encyclopedia</title>
    <subTitle>an introduction to the ocean, for very hungry young minds</subTitle>
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    <namePart>Mills, Andrea</namePart>
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  <name type="personal">
    <namePart>Skene, Rona</namePart>
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  <name type="personal">
    <namePart>Stovne, Bettina Myklebust</namePart>
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    <publisher>Dorling Kindersley</publisher>
    <dateIssued>2024</dateIssued>
    <issuance>monographic</issuance>
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    <extent>224 p. Colored ill. 25 cm.</extent>
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  <abstract>Join The Very Hungry Caterpillar for a pact-filled, picture-packed tour of the oceans and seas as you've never seen them before. 
Dive into a whole new world with this first encyclopedia for little learners. Take a dip with dolphins, sail the stormiest seas, join swashbuckling pirates, meet marine monsters and mermaids, and explore the deepest depths of this underwater wonderland.
The Very hungry Caterpillar's Very First Ocean Encyclopedia features fantastic photography, alongside more than 250 eye-catching illustrations from the World of Eric Carle, creating a spectacular guide to the oceans for children to experience and enjoy again and again.</abstract>
  <tableOfContents>Introducing oceans -- Ocean life -- Ocean habitats -- Ocean and us -- Amazing oceans</tableOfContents>
  <note type="statement of responsibility">by Andrea Mills</note>
  <note>Includes glossary and index.</note>
  <note>English</note>
  <subject>
    <topic>Animals</topic>
    <topic>Marine Life</topic>
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  <subject>
    <topic>Reference</topic>
    <topic>Encyclopedias</topic>
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  <subject>
    <topic>Science and nature</topic>
    <topic>Environmental Science and Ecosystems</topic>
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  <classification authority="ddc">REF 551.46 M65v 2024</classification>
  <identifier type="isbn">9780241550892</identifier>
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