The World's Most Amazing Coasts
- ISBN-10
- 1410936996
- ISBN-13
- 9781410936998
- Category
- Coasts
- Pages
- 32
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2009
- Publisher
- Heinemann-Raintree Library
- Author
- Anna Claybourne
Description
Explores the world's coasts, describing how they are shaped by waves and erosion and discussing the plants and animals that live along them and cities that are built near them.
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