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A look at what Native American life was like in the Bay Area before the arrival of Europeans.
Two hundred years ago, herds of elk and antelope dotted the hills of the San Francisco—Monterey Bay area. Grizzly bears lumbered down to the creeks to fish for silver salmon and steelhead trout. From vast marshlands geese, ducks, and other birds rose in thick clouds "with a sound like that of a hurricane." This land of "inexpressible fertility," as one...
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Discover Monterey Bay takes readers to the water's edge, where they will learn about the bay's atmosphere, geosphere, hydrosphere, and biosphere. Part of the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary, Monterey Bay is teeming with a variety of plant and animal life. The bay is also home to an underwater canyon 11,800 feet deep, and the world-famous Monterey Bay Aquarium promotes protection and conservation of marine life. Colorful maps, diagrams, and...
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Explore the California bay's colorful history with pirates.
The age of pirates spanned nearly two hundred years and was considered a plague on the high seas. Even the far reaches of what was then Alta California weren't safe, and a surprising number of unexpected visitors sailed into Monterey Bay. Argentinian Hippolyte Bouchard, spurred by revolutionary fervor, attacked Monterey, the then Spanish capital of Alta California, using pirating tactics...
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Penguin Press
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[2016]
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English
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A novel set around the creation of the world-famous Monterey Bay Aquarium and the last days of Steinbeck's "Cannery Row" follows the 1940 arrival of fifteen-year-old artist Margot Fiske and her father, who embarks on a controversial project.
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Curiosity Quest volume 27
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English
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Join Joel Greene and the Curiosity Quest crew as they float through the Monterey Bay Aquarium. Watch as Joel gets a chance to feed interesting mana fish while balancing over a massive fish tank.
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In early 1965, Humble Oil and Refining Company Co. (now ExxonMobil) planned to expand to the West Coast by building an oil refinery in the heart of some of California's most beautiful scenic coastline. Its top choice: a quaint fishing village with a deep-water port at the midpoint of the Monterey Bay. Moss Landing was already, designated for thousands of acres of industrial development, and Humble Oil expected to be greeted with open arms.
This is...
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Curioisity Quest volume 2
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English
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If you have ever eaten store-bought ice cream…well guess what! Then you've most likely eaten kelp! Host of Curiosity Quest, Joel Greene, floats through the Monterey Bay Aquarium to learn all the inner-workings of a busy aquarium. From cleaning the tanks, to feeding the sea birds, to balancing over a massive fish tank and hand-feeding a fish that will make you say "holy moly," this episode is packed with excitement. Greene learns from a giant albatross...
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Simon Spotlight
Pub. Date
[2019]
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IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
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"In an aquarium in California, there was a sea otter who was a mother for rescued pups. She taught them how to look for crabs and open clam shells. She also inspired a state law to protect the endangered species. A special section at the back of this book includes tips on how readers can help sea otters!"--
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U.S. Geological Survey open-file report volume 01-179
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U.S. Dept. of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey
Pub. Date
2001
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English