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Author
Publisher
Feiwel and Friends
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Dive into the world of the Alvin Submersible in The Last Unexplored Place on Earth, as award winning journalist Aly Brown shares the stories of what lies beneath the waves, including lost hydrogen bombs, underwater volcanoes, storied shipwrecks, and hundreds of new species"--
23) A Darkling sea
Author
Publisher
Tor
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
On the planet Ilmatar, under a roof of ice a kilometer thick, a team of deep-sea diving scientists investigates the blind alien race that lives below. The Terran explorers have made an uneasy truce with the Sholen, their first extraterrestrial contact. So long as they don't disturb the Ilmataran habitat, they're free to conduct their missions in peace. But when Henri Kerlerec, media personality and reckless adventurer, ends up sliced open by curious...
25) Vostok
Author
Series
Loch novels (Steve Alten) volume 2
Publisher
Next Century Publishing
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
East Antarctica: The coldest, most desolate location on Earth. Two-and-a-half miles below the ice cap is Vostok, a six thousand square mile liquid lake, over a thousand feet deep, left untouched for more than 15 million years. Now, marine biologist Zachary Wallace and two other scientists aboard a submersible tethered to a laser will journey 13,000 feet beneath the ice into this unexplored realm to discover Mesozoic life forms long believed extinct...
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c1997
Language
English
Description
Armed with sophisticated equipment, Dr. Robert Ballard of Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and his team of researchers become the first humans to see and photograph the Titanic since its sinking more than 70 years ago.
27) Starfish
Author
Series
Rifter series (Peter Watts) volume 1
Publisher
Tom Doherty Associates
Pub. Date
2008, c1999
Language
English
Author
Series
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Discover the most outrageous aspects of the deep blue---from record-breaking depths to towering tsunamis, underwater giants to tiny sea creatures--along with ocean conservation challenges and what you can do to help. Dive into a world of aquatic mystery in this action-packed combination of science and adventure. Famed National Geographic Explorer Sylvia Earle leads readers on an in-depth tour of life beneath the waves. Come face-to-face with whales...
Author
Series
Young Captain Nemo volume 2
Publisher
Feiwel and Friends
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Gabriel Nemo has never been your normal, everyday twelve-year-old. As a descendant of the famous Captain Nemo, he's determined to use his Nemotech legacy for good. He and his best friends Peter and Misty spend their days studying at the elite Nemo Institute and in their spare time, run rescue missions in Gabriel's submarine The Obscure. But when a mysterious organization using advanced technology attacks the Institute and kidnaps Gabriel's mother,...
Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Dive deep with Gail Gibbons as she explains the mechanics and discoveries of deep-sea exploration.The surface of the moon is more familiar to us than the deep sea of our own planet. Many oceanographers are trying to change that. To explore the deep sea, they climb into submersibles and employ ROVs to find out more about the ocean and ocean floor. Gail Gibbons invites readers along for a journey to the deep sea, explaining the technology for exploration...
31) Little Wonder
Author
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
A mother sends her child off to explore the wonders of the undersea world in imagination.
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Edith Widder grew up determined to become a marine biologist. But after complications from a surgery during college caused her to go temporarily blind, she became fascinated by light as well as the power of optimism. Her focus turned to oceanic bioluminescence, a scientific frontier in our last earthly one, and with little promise of funding or employment she took a leap into the darkness. On her first visit to the deep ocean, in an experimental...
Author
Series
Publisher
Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic, Inc
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Next set in A TRUE BOOK series. Young readers rediscover the story of the largest and most luxurious ship ever built, The Titanic. Featuring historical imagery, first-hand accounts, and lively text"--
Author
Series
Young Captain Nemo volume 1
Publisher
Feiwel and Friends
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Gabriel Nemo--a descendant of Captain Nemo himself--and his friends embark on a series of worldwide underwater adventures in Nemo's Nemotech submarine.
Series
Dept. H volume 1
Publisher
Dark Horse Books
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"A special investigator hired to uncover possible sabotage taking place at a deep-sea research station uncovers a crime scene filled with suspects with terrible secrets, strange deep-sea creatures, and an impending flood"--
38) The secret deep
Author
Publisher
Chicken House, Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
Awakening stranded on a tropical island with no memory of what happened, Aster investigates a secret underwater world to find her missing sister, while Sam connects their disappearance to suspicious events in his own life.
Publisher
NCircle Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Join the Octonauts as they embark on not one, not two, but twelve rescue missions! From attempting to dive deep into the abyssal zone, to encountering a school of toothy barracudas, to Barnacles seeking guidance from a mysterious sea turtle--it's time to sound the Octo-alert!
Series
Publisher
Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"The adventure and humor of the Pokémon animated TV series springs to life in this full-color comics collection! Dive in to two action-packed adventures! Kids who love Pokémon won't want to miss this cool comic compilation! This book includes two full-color graphic stories. The Search for Kingdra: Ash, Goh, and their Pokémon pals explore under the sea on a trial mission for Project Mew. Can Goh catch a wild Kingdra? Team Rocket In Luck: After...
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