Karen Patkau takes readers on an amazing voyage of discovery to find out<br><br> • How coral reefs form <br> • Why coral reefs bustle and teem with life <br> • Why there are more kinds of living things on coral reefs than anywhere else in the sea <br> • What the types of hard corals are <br> • Which plants and animals attach themselves to coral reefs <br> • How coral reefs protect shorelines <br> • How coral reefs help develop natural harbors and beaches <br> • Where the coral reef areas of the world are <br> • Why we need coral reefs