The Sea Around Us

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The Sea Around Us is a landmark 1951 nonfiction book by marine biologist Rachel Carson that vividly explores the science, history, and wonder of the world’s oceans.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf environmental literature
nonfiction book
science book
adaptationType documentary film
author Rachel Carson
awardReceived Burroughs Medal
National Book Award for Nonfiction
basedOn scientific research
countryOfOrigin United States
describes deep-sea environments
formation of the oceans
geological history of Earth’s seas
human dependence on the sea
marine ecosystems
ocean currents
role of the oceans in climate
tides
followedBy Silent Spring
format book
genre nature writing
popular science
hasAdaptation The Sea Around Us (1953 film)
hasPart chapter on human relationship with the sea
chapter on marine life
chapter on the deep sea
chapter on the geological history of the sea
chapter on the origin of the oceans
chapter on tides and currents
hasSubject geology of the sea
marine biology
influenced environmental movement
public understanding of marine science
language English
literaryStyle descriptive prose
narrative nonfiction
mainSubject marine science
oceanography
oceans
mediaType print
notableFor lyrical scientific prose
popularizing oceanography
precededBy Under the Sea-Wind
publicationYear 1951
publisher Oxford University Press
Simon & Schuster NERFINISHED
targetAudience general readers
science readers
timePeriodDescribed geological time
mid-20th century ocean science

Referenced by (6)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Rachel Carson
Rachel Carson
notableWork
Under the Sea-Wind
followedBy
The Sea Around Us ("The Sea Around Us (1953 film)")
hasAdaptation
Under the Sea-Wind ("Rachel Carson sea trilogy")
partOfSeries
The Edge of the Sea
predecessor

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