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Secret Oceans, The
by Betty Ballantine
Product Group: Book
Publisher: Bantam (1994-09-01)
ISBN: 0553096605
EAN: 9780553096606
Dewy Decimal #: 813.54
Hardcover
Release Date: 1994-09-01
SKU: BX035-A08x
Condition: Used: Very Good Firs
Comments: Clean and shiny. Very minor wear, near new, not pricecut. Pgs crisp, clean, tight, unmarked. No remainder mark. Beautiful illustrations.
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Editorial Reviews
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Product Description
Betty Ballantine, renowned for her contributions to publishing for more than four decades, takes readers on a visual odyssey through the vast and deep oceans of the world, with the help of 12 leading artists and a story that will entertain as well as gently inform. Meet the crew of the Turtle, an exploratory submarine whose mission is to establish communication with whales. Almost immediately, they encounter the cetasapiens, a remarkable thinking, mammalian species who have an equally important objective: to establish communication with humans, and to teach them about the fragility of the ocean ecosystem they are thoughtlessly destroying. The cetasapiens have until this time kept their existence secret from humankind, who have only explored one and a half percent of the undersea world. But secrecy is no longer a protection against human destructiveness --and the cetasapiens intend to do something about it. The dramatic art creates the tale, with gorgeous full-color paintings of burgeoning kelp forests, vibrant coral reefs, and mysterious arctic waters The cetasapiens serve as the submarine crew's guides. Just as Dinotopia illuminated a fantastic world where humans and dinosaurs co-exist, The Secret Oceans brings alive a world that exists only beneath the ocean surface -- and in the imagination.
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Customer Reviews
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A UNIQUE CELEBRATION OF LIFE
Rating  (4)
Date: 2004-05-09
4 out of 4 customers found this reveiw helpful
The mysteries of the deep have fascinated landlubbers and oceanographers for ages. Now, Betty Ballantine has blended fantasy and solid scientific principles to create a stunner of a book. Taken in tow by an intelligent deep sea species of talking dolphins, the "cetasapiens," six ship's crew members embark on an unparalleled voyage through the world's oceans. Exploration begins in the South Pacific. Then, guided by their friendly denizens of the deep, they veer towards the Arctic, and eventually investigate the Amazon Delta, which is flooded six months of every year and holds a startling array of wildlife. Their journeys are illustrated by brilliant full-page full-color paintings by 12 different artists. Additional visuals are wonderful paintings of sea creatures. The excitement of the story is not at all diminished but enhanced by the author's themes of environmentalism, mutual dependency and multi-culturalism. The Secret Oceans is an imaginative adventure for all. Those interested in our physical world will be especially enthralled by this unique celebration of life. - Gail Cooke
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Lacking something
Rating  (3)
Date: 2000-06-18
The audio version of this book is a good adventure, admittedly, but the original book is a wonderful picture book. It took 39 artists (IIRC) to make all the art in the book, and by consigning it to cassette tape it just loses half the point. While I would still recommend it based on plot, I was disappointed by it.
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beautifully illustrated
Rating  (5)
Date: 1999-11-17
well done and written by a legend of the publishing worl
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An intriguing tale of friendship and discovery!
Rating (5)
Date: 1999-03-07
I loved this book! The C.T.'s (dolphins with three fingered fins and a crest on their heads) are really cool with communicating with the humans. The book is very interesting and it tells about a lot of different places in the ocean and parts that are dangerous and parts that are not dangerous. Also, it tells about a lot of animals in the ocean. When Betty Balentine talks about the ocean, she makes it sound like it's a magical world. Also, she makes it sound like you're ging into outer space! On a scale of 1-10, this book is an eleven!!!
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