The last unexplored place on earth : investigating the ocean floor with Alvin the submersible /

Brown, Aly,

The last unexplored place on earth : investigating the ocean floor with Alvin the submersible / Investigating the ocean floor with Alvin the submersible Aly Brown. - First edition. - 163 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages [153]-163).

Introduction -- First, there was Allyn -- The birth of Alvin -- Explosive discoveries -- Not so many friends in low places -- Lost at sea -- Lady luck -- On a famous mission -- Smoke in the ocean? -- Sinking with the unsinkable -- Alvin's first female pilot -- The lost city -- Teacher takes a dive -- Striking oil, but not striking it rich -- What's next? -- Conclusion.

Alvin Submersible, a deep-sea vessel that can sink miles below the surface, takes readers on a tour of the ocean floor where they will explore underwater volcanoes, discover lost hydrogen bombs, hear about storied shipwrecks and meet hundreds of new species living far beneath the waves.

Ages 9-12 years Feiwel and Friends. Grades 4-6 Feiwel and Friends.

9781250816689 1250816688

Feiwel & Friends, C/O Mps 16365 James Madison Hwy, Gordonsville, VA, USA, 22960, (646)3075339 SAN 631-5011

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