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Oceans

I thought about giving this book an “additional purchase” rating — it’s got an adequate, if not substantial, amount of information; it’s clearly organized, and written in text that is comprehensible to it’s young audience, without being overwhelming (not too much per page), etc.  But there’s one sentence in it that I’m struggling with the authenticity of, and I figure inaccuracy in a non-fiction book should make it “Not recommended.”  On page 23 it states, “Currents are made by wind, too.”  While wind is one factor among several that influence currents, it’s a gross over-simplification to say they “make” them, even for young readers — if you don’t want to go into too much detail, I don’t mind a little ambiguity, but…