Scholastic Atlas of Oceans is a book loaded with information about the earth's oceans. It is broken down into 5 parts. The first, giving a portrait of the oceans, discussing the basic characteristics of each of the oceans, where they are located, and what their coastlines look like; the second, discussing the ocean floor, islands, and fossils; the third, discussing changing features of the oceans, for example erosion, waves, properties of water; the fourth, discussing ocean life, for example, coral reefs, marine plants and animals; and the fifth, discussing ocean explorers, underwater discoveries, etc. All in all, it is a book full of surface information and is a good place to start for a student wanting to learn a little about a lot of things. The book is illustrated with many colorful pictures and some photographs. ( )