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Category: Books >> Non-Fiction >> Sea/Seashore/Nature >> Planet Ocean

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Planet Ocean


Planet Ocean

Planet Ocean


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Catalog # 0898157781

Interwoven with the education that Matsen offers is the story of his and artist Ray Troll's voyage of discovery. Brad and Ray actually travelled to many of the sites discussed in the book, and the little personal touches -- Brad's vision of the Cretacious sea as they drove across Kansas, Ray's discovery and naming of a totally new species of pterosaur, and the fishing trips enjoyed by both -- really draw in the reader. One becomes intimate with the friendly voice, the casual, personal stories, and history of life on Earth.

Not to be missed, of course, is the wonderful art. Ray Troll is a meticulous artist, and his offbeat sense of humor is perfectly in place with the spirit of the book. For example, his illustration of a lungfish's hesitant voyage out of water is captioned, "Out of the ooze and born to cruise." Not to be missed are his "ads" for a wrist watch that measures geologic time; Burgess Brand Primordial Soup; and that great French wine, Chateau Mosasaur. Doodles, sketches, and highly detailed pastel paintings are strewn throughout, and they are worth the price of the book by themselves.

This book is an excellent introduction to evolution, paleontology, marine biology, and/or marine science. Alternately light and serious, one is sorry to finish the book. It, like the 650 million year history it encapsulates, is an experience not to be missed. Highly recommended.



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