Contents

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 -- activities -- glossary -- author's note -- illustrator's note -- acknowledgements.