| Otis and Will Discover the Deep: The Record-Setting Dive of the Bathysphere Contributor(s): Rosenstock, Barb (Author), Roy, Katherine (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0316393827 ISBN-13: 9780316393829 Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers OUR PRICE: $17.09 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | History - Exploration & Discovery - Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature - Discoveries - Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature - Earth Sciences - Water (oceans, Lakes, Etc.) |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2017031532 |
| Lexile Measure: 620 |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 9.4" W x 11.9" (1.10 lbs) 48 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1930's |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 196782 Reading Level: 3.6 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The suspenseful, little-known true story of two determined pioneers who made the first dive into the deep ocean. On June 6, 1930, engineer Otis Barton and explorer Will Beebe dove into the ocean inside a hollow metal ball of their own invention called the Bathysphere. They knew dozens of things might go wrong. A tiny leak could shoot pressurized water straight through the men like bullets A single spark could cause their oxygen tanks to explode No one had ever dived lower than a few hundred feet...and come back. But Otis and Will were determined to become the first people to see what the deep ocean looks like. This suspenseful story from acclaimed author Barb Rosenstock with mesmerizing watercolors by award-winning artist Katherine Roy will put you right in the middle of the spine-tingling, record-setting journey down, down into the deep. |