The Blue Wonder : Why the Sea Glows, Fish Sing, and Other Astonishing Insights From the Ocean

"If you like your books to be brimming with interesting science, then dive in!" -- Tristan Gooley , New York Times- bestselling author of How to Read Water This intimate account of the beauty, mystery and amazing science of the ocean is an excellent gift for ocean and nature lovers, or the aspiring marine biologist in your life! In The Blue Wonder, marine biologist and diver Frauke Bagusche brings readers on a fascinating and beautiful deep-sea dive into the ocean . Drawing on scientific discoveries and her own research, she uses photographs and playful prose to reveal: deep-sea reefs that glitter like glass fish that converse with each other by singing--loudly an octopus that imitates more than fifteen other animals the secret behind why the sea glows at night "weddings" that happen amongst the coral underwater "drugstores" and even fish that clean her own teeth! Humans know more about the moon's surface than we do about the ocean. There is so much to be discovered, under the sea. With the heart of a poet and the mind of a scientist, Frauke Bagusche re-awakens our love for the sea and ignites a desire to protect this vital habitat. "Amazing things happen under the Earth's waters: the sea glows mysteriously at night, the smallest organisms (plankton) have the greatest power, and the fish, which seem so taciturn, communicate with each other loudly. In Blue Wonder, Frauke Bagusche, a German marine biologist, takes us on a fascinating dive beneath the ocean to recount her personal experiences with the world's smallest and largest creatures, explaining, for example, the origins of the scent of the sea breeze, the glow in the water at night, and, most importantly, why the fate of our whole planet depends on healthy, diverse, and productive oceans. Drawing on the latest scientific findings as well as her own discoveries, Bagusche reveals how, with every breath we take, we are so deeply connected with what she affectionately calls the "blue wonder." She also explains why the sea so desperately needs our help and presents real solutions, supported by research, for saving the oceans. By taking simple measures in our everyday lives we can help to preserve our livelihood, the sea. With the heart of a poet and reason of a scientist, Bagusche awakens not only our love for the sea but the desire to protect this unique and vital habitat."-- Provided by publisher

An intimate account of the beauty, mystery, and amazing science of the ocean.

In The Blue Wonder, marine biologist and diver Frauke Bagusche brings readers on a fascinating and beautiful deep-sea dive into the ocean. Drawing on scientific discoveries and her own research, she uses photographs and playful prose to reveal:

• deep-sea reefs that glitter like glass
• fish that converse with each other by singing––loudly
• an octopus that imitates more than fifteen other animals
• the secret behind why the sea glows at night
• “weddings” that happen amongst the coral
• underwater “drugstores”
• and even fish that clean her own teeth! 

Humans know more about the moon’s surface than we do about the ocean. There is so much to be discovered, under the sea. With the heart of a poet and the mind of a scientist, Frauke Bagusche re-awakens our love for the sea and ignites a desire to protect this vital habitat.

"If you like your books to be brimming with interesting science, then dive in!" --, bestselling author of **This intimate account of the beauty, mystery and amazing science of the ocean is an excellent gift for ocean and nature lovers, or the aspiring marine biologist in your life!** __The Blue Wonder,__ **a fascinating and beautiful deep-sea dive into the ocean****Humans know more about the moon's surface than we do about the ocean.** A marine biologist and diver, drawing on scientific discoveries and her own research, takes us deep within the depths of the ocean, reawakening our love for the sea and igniting a desire to protect this vital habitat