24 Hours under the Ocean

Hardback Published on: 04/07/2024
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Synopsis

Join two scientists as they climb inside a hi-tech submersible and descend into the darkest depths of the Pacific Ocean.

Meet strange-looking creatures thousands of miles below the surface and explore alien landscapes. Discover how experiments are performed at the bottom of the ocean, what happens after a whale dies, and what makes extremophiles so extreme.

- Told in lively comic book style
- Written with expert advice from marine biologist Dr. Diva Amon
- Perfect for school projects
- Discover more books in the 24 hours in... series

Chapters in this book include:
- Safety, safety, safety
- A new seamount
- Getting ready to dive
- DSV Nammu
- Ready to launch
- Ocean depth zones
- Descent into the deep
- Fireworks
- Language of the deep
- There's something out there
- A rare sight
- Time to explore
- Some like it hot
- Samples, samples, samples
- Glitter in the deep
- Traversing the seamount
- P B4 U GO
- Whale fall
- Giants of the deep
- Zombies
- The blob
- A sticky situation
- Home time
- Two weeks later

Publisher information

  • Publisher: Usborne Publishing Ltd
  • ISBN: 9781805315988
  • Number of pages: 64
  • Dimensions: 257 x 192 x 11 mm
  • Interest age: From 7 years
  • Weight: 460g
  • Languages: English