La planète bleue

BBC Blue Planet #1

by Alastair Fothergill, Andrew Byatt, Martha Holmes

La planète bleue plonge au coeur des océans pour nous faire découvrir une planète inconnue : la mer.

Vue de l'espace, la Terre paraît bleue, flottant telle une pierre précieuse dans l'immensité noire de l'Univers. Berceau des premières formes de vie, les océans recouvrent plus des deux tiers de notre planète. Des minuscules bactéries aux baleines bleues, toutes sortes d'animaux, de plantes et d'algues aux moeurs variées y cohabitent. Des milliers, voire des millions d'espèces restent encore à découvrir aujourd'hui. Fruit du travail exceptionnel d'une équipe de spécialistes de biologie et de photographie marine, ce livre propose un incroyable voyage dans ce monde largement ignoré du peuple des mers.
La planète bleue explore tout en images la vie mystérieuse des six grands habitats océaniques et rend un magnifique hommage à l'immense diversité de la faune et de la flore marines. Depuis les rivages et les côtes jusqu'au grand large, ce périple est riche en rencontres extraordinaires : naissance des crabes, lutte des bancs de sardines contre les prédateurs de la mer et des airs, réunions incongrues des manchots, jeux cruels des orques et ballets de dauphins, majestueuses baleines, monstres étranges et méconnus qui peuplent les ténèbres des profondeurs jamais atteintes.

Le livre du film : retrouvez dans cet ouvrage les scènes les plus fascinantes du film, avec 500 photos exceptionnelles et un texte vivant et accessible pour partir à la découverte des mystères de La planète bleue.

Genres: Science, Nonfiction, Nature, Natural History, Reference, Animals, Biology

384 pages, Hardcover

First published September 27, 2001

Reviews

[Kirk · Rating 4 out of 5]

Three members of the BBC's production crew for the television series, "The Blue Planet," form Voltron for this splendid companion book. Although the book's layout and hefty proportions make it akin to a high school textbook, the pacing of the content is uniform and completely readable. Large, color photographs appear on every page and really help to stimulate the imagination. Some of the underwater creatures are so bizarre that simply reading about them isn't enough; take, for example, the angler fish species where the tiny males latch onto the larger females and fuse with them for life. Or narwhals, with their meter-long tusks protruding from their heads like unicorns of the sea. Some of the information from the television series repeats here, but it is mostly broad concepts, and you don't feel like you're reading a movie novelization; by and large, what repetition there is only serves to reinforce the information, and I wasn't annoyed by it.

I should think that ages 12+ would have no problem understanding the concepts presented here, and the younger ages would still be able to appreciate all of the fascinating pictures. A must-have if you enjoyed the television series. I read it in Sir David Attenborough's voice, for the sake of consistency (and just because I love his tone and cadence).

[Matthew Harwood · Rating 5 out of 5]

The world is a beautiful place and there is so much of it we have not explored. Blue planet is a stunning book with incredible photographs and interesting facts that really keep the reader interested and learning no matter what level of knowledge they have.

[Chloe]

This is an extremely well-written, informative and interesting book covering many aspects of the ocean and the critters who live there. There are plenty of strange creatures too, which I like!

[Peter]

Excellent - Must Have!: This is an absolutely beautiful book. There is an abundance of beautiful images of creatures from shrimp to great whites, algae to sharks. If it lives in the sea, its in this book. The majority of the pictures are breath-taking and are accompanied by informative text about the photograph. For anyone who loves nature or deep-sea animals (Even penguins get a mention) this book is a must have. A perfect accompaniement to the series, or perfect on its own, this is a must have for anyone!

I just have to say again, the pictures are beautiful and the layout of the book is great.

[Brent · Rating 3 out of 5]

A great supplement to the DVDs, this book is filled with great photos and innumerable fascinating facts about the ocean. It is a bit dense at times--my brother-in-law thought it was a textbook--but I still enjoyed it.

[Heather · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very cool book. The pictures are beautiful.

[Promise Ceasar · Rating 4 out of 5]

Love this book, it's just heavy! :)

[Indah Threez Lestari · Rating 4 out of 5]

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