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The Ocean Almanac
As expansive as the ocean itself, this entertaining, informative almanac offers hundreds of fascinating essays, anecdotes, facts, legends, and mysteries concerning the sea, its amazing inhabitants--both real and apocryphal--and the men and ships who have sailed it through the ages.
480 pages, Paperback
First published January 17, 1984
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April 4, 2007
great reading for when you're sailing or otherwise at sea. i suggest starting with "the thing in the hold," "the real life jonah," and the segment about the devils triangle. totally amazing!
June 9, 2019
I love the sea and everything about it—its animals, islands, pirates, old wooden ships, sunken treasures, early explorers, surfers, hurricanes, danger and soothing spirituality—and so Hendrickson's Ocean Almanac is the anchor to my cruising library for long lazy days of dicking around under sail.
This wonderful collection of facts—both impressive and trivial—has logged plenty of hours on my boat and in my duffel bag. Its pages are torn, dog-eared, smudged with tanning oil thumb prints, and spattered with coffee and rum.
Sure, you can access this stuff online but don't blame me if one night, way out beyond the cell towers, you all of a sudden find yourself jonesing to read about sea lice, the location of the planet's major sea currents, or Buster Crabbe's Rules for Safe Swimming.
If there's not a copy kept ready at your boat or beach house, you're an amateur.
Don't be that.
This wonderful collection of facts—both impressive and trivial—has logged plenty of hours on my boat and in my duffel bag. Its pages are torn, dog-eared, smudged with tanning oil thumb prints, and spattered with coffee and rum.
Sure, you can access this stuff online but don't blame me if one night, way out beyond the cell towers, you all of a sudden find yourself jonesing to read about sea lice, the location of the planet's major sea currents, or Buster Crabbe's Rules for Safe Swimming.
If there's not a copy kept ready at your boat or beach house, you're an amateur.
Don't be that.
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December 1, 2012Title:
The Ocean Almanac
Author: Robert Hendrickson
Item Call Number:
ISBN 0385140770
Location:
http://www.worldcat.org/title/ocean-a...
Description:
This almanac offers hundreds of essays, facts, legends, and mysteries of the sea.
Relevance and Relationship:
The almanac is very informative, especially for younger students. Students at the elementary school are always looking for books about ocean life. This would make a great addition to the reference collection for students interested in researching for papers, projects, or other assignments.
Purpose:
This book would be a great reference for students looking for resources about ocean and sea life for projects or research papers. Very entertaining and interesting facts.
Validity:
4.64 out of 5 stars
Format:
Print, divided into chapters, 411 pages total.
Arrangement and Presentation:
Print is small and divided into two columns. The content is very nice with lots of interesting information throughout.
Diversity:
Topic intended for a diverse population, although may not be of interest to everyone.
The Ocean Almanac
Author: Robert Hendrickson
Item Call Number:
ISBN 0385140770
Location:
http://www.worldcat.org/title/ocean-a...
Description:
This almanac offers hundreds of essays, facts, legends, and mysteries of the sea.
Relevance and Relationship:
The almanac is very informative, especially for younger students. Students at the elementary school are always looking for books about ocean life. This would make a great addition to the reference collection for students interested in researching for papers, projects, or other assignments.
Purpose:
This book would be a great reference for students looking for resources about ocean and sea life for projects or research papers. Very entertaining and interesting facts.
Validity:
4.64 out of 5 stars
Format:
Print, divided into chapters, 411 pages total.
Arrangement and Presentation:
Print is small and divided into two columns. The content is very nice with lots of interesting information throughout.
Diversity:
Topic intended for a diverse population, although may not be of interest to everyone.
September 27, 2007
Perhaps not 100% accurate, but so very entertaining nonetheless.
July 22, 2010
The font is tiny, which strains my eyes. But very good content. This is an interesting and entertaining book. Can't find another book like it with facts, history, songs, and sea tales.
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April 11, 2010The Ocean Almanac by Robert Hendrickson (1984)
December 31, 2015
What an incredible compilation of fascinating ocean lore, facts, and mysteries.
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