Traveling from the rock pools of the shoreline to the deepest depths of the ocean, a blending of illustrations and facts about marine animals provides an introduction to some of the ocean's rarely seen creatures.-- Source other than the Library of Congress.

Introduction -- In the Shallows (Shallow Sea). Common blenny ; Coconut octopus ; European lobster ; Horseshoe crab ; Daphnia ; Sea sparkle ; Bryozoa ; Common sea star -- Forests of the Sea (Kelp Forest). Giant kelp ; Cyanobacteria ; Hooded nudibranch ; Fish gills ; Purple sea urchin ; Diatoms -- Coral Gardens (Coral Reef). Coral polyp ; Galaxy coral ; Zooxanthellae ; Pygmy sea horse ; Bubble coral shrimp ; Giant clam ; Queen parrotfish ; Zooplankton ; Foraminifera -- The Wide, Wide Blue (Open Ocean). The blue dragon and man-of-war ; Sea butterfly ; Sea angel ; Moon jelly ; Radiolaria ; Acantharea -- Into the Deep (Deep Sea). Giant Pacific octopus ; Swordtail squid ; Deep-sea siphonophore ; Aolla jelly ; Giant tube worms ; Radiolarian ooze.