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Book SynopsisHumans have identified just a fraction of the 2.2 million species living in the sea. Roughly 91% of all marine species remain unknown: myths still to be written, discoveries still to be made, blank pages with room to dream . . .
As a small boy, Bill François was frightened of deep water. Until a chance encounter with the elusive sardine set him on course for a life in marine science: a mission to better understand, and preserve, the underwater world, to find his place in that ecosystem and learn how to converse harmoniously with the ocean.
In a series of exquisitely rendered vignettes of marine life, François invites us on a whistle-stop global tour to reveal the mysteries of the sea, beginning with the simple eloquence of the sardine. He unpicks the sound of the sea - an underwater symphony orchestra voiced by a choir of fish - and deciphers the latest scientific discoveries on the immunity of coral and the changing gender of wrasses. We visit the depths of und
Trade Review
An illuminating debut collection . . . François's tone is conversational, and his passion and excitement are contagious . . . a fun deep dive into marine life * Publishers Weekly *
With an elegant mix of storytelling, science, and humour, François delights us with his infectious love of life beneath the waves. These aquatic reveries pry open the oceans' mysteries to reveal pearls within * Jonathan Balcombe, author of Super Fly, and What a Fish Knows *
