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Author Bate, Mathew, author

Title With a little kelp from our friends : the secret life of seaweed / Mathew Bate ; illustrated by Liz Rowland ; foreword by Damon Gameau
Published Port Melbourne, Victoria : Thames & Hudson Australia, 2021
©2021

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Description 63 pages : colour illustrations ; 36 cm
Contents In the beginning -- Take a breath -- The colour of seaweed -- Sexy 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 in the sea -- With a little help from our friends -- Activities -- Glossary
Summary Did you know that feeding seaweed to cows can reduce the methane in their burps and farts by more than half? Or that a forest of kelp absorbs more carbon than a tropical rainforest of the same size? We can even make edible bioplastics from seaweed! Beyond the tideline, there are around 10,000 types of seaweed. An essential ingredient for life on Earth, seaweed has sustained animals and people for many thousands of years. From ancient history and mythology to modern uses in food, health and medicine, discover how seriously cool seaweed is, and how it can even help tackle climate change. Complete with a guide to common seaweeds and foraging guidelines, this charmingly illustrated picture book will educate and inspire, and encourage respect for the natural world
Audience Pre-adolescent
Subject Marine algae -- Habitat -- Juvenile literature
Marine algae -- Therapeutic use -- Juvenile literature
Marine algae -- Juvenile literature
Marine algae as food -- Juvenile literature
Kelp bed ecology -- Juvenile literature
Kelps -- Juvenile literature
Kelps -- Therapeutic use -- Juvenile literature
Marine algae industry -- Juvenile literature
Marine algae -- Economic aspects -- Juvenile literature
Author Rowland, Liz, illustrator
Gameau, Damon, writer of foreword
ISBN 9781760760946