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2[[caption-width-right:350:The cover of ''The Sea'' book in the series.]]
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4''Eyes on Adventure'' is an illustrated reference book series for children first published by Dorling Kindersley (DK) in the late '90s. The name refers to the fact children reading this book series are going on a metaphorical "adventure" with their eyes while reading.
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6Books in the series include:
7* ''Earth's Treasures'' by Donald Olson
8* ''Great Inventions'' by Philip Koslow
9* ''Natural Disasters'' by Stella Sands
10* ''The Sea'' by Celia Bland
11* ''Space'' by Leigh Hope Wood
12* ''Unsolved Mysteries'' by Celia Bland
13* ''Weather'' by Kathy Wilmore
14* ''Weird Science'' by Rebecca L. Grambo
15* ''Wonders of the World'' by David Seidman
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17The series was a spinoff of DK's ''Eyewitness Books'' line. Companion series include ''Eyes on America'' and ''Eyes on Nature''.
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20!! This series provides examples of:
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22* ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin: The titles in the series are what they're about.
23* GiantSquid[=/=]KrakenAndLeviathan: Monster squids are mentioned as one of the SeaMonsters in ''The Sea'' book.
24* OurMermaidsAreDifferent: Mermaids are mentioned to temp sailors into joining them in the kingdoms under the sea, possibly making them like the [[SirensAreMermaids siren]].
25* SeaMonster: Mentioned and briefly discussed in ''The Sea'' book.
26* StockNessMonster: Sea serpents are mentioned as one of the SeaMonsters in ''The Sea'' book.
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