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63 pages
colour illustrations.
Contents: In the beginning -- Take a breath -- The colour of seaweed -- Plants vs seaweed -- Growing up fast -- The cycle of life -- Best friends forever -- A universal food -- Dishes from around the world -- Food for thought -- Women and the sea -- Medicine -- Ahoy! -- Our early ancestors and seaweed -- Building a seaweed world -- A lot of hot air -- The pollution puzzle -- Global warming -- A warmer ocean -- Seasick -- Underwater forests -- Farming the sea -- With a little help from our friends.
Summary: A big, beautifully illustrated historical, cultural and scientific exploration of the planet's most amazing algae: seaweed. Just don't call it a plant!