Great Carrier Reef / by Jessica Stremer ; illustrated by Gordy Wright.
Material type:
TextSeries: Books for a better earthPublisher: New York : Holiday House, 2023Copyright date: ©2023Edition: First editionDescription: 39 pages : color illustrations ; 22 x 27 cmContent type: - text
- still image
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780823452682
- 0823452689
- A Junior Library Guild selection
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Dr. James Carlson Library | Children's NonFiction | New | 551.424 S915 | Available | 33111011116601 | ||||
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
An outstanding STEM picture book documenting the transformation of an aircraft carrier that was gutted and turned into the world's largest artificial reef.
What happens when something designed to be unsinkable gets bombed to the bottom of the ocean floor? With careful preparation, new life can take root!
This incredible story brings young readers along on the journey of the aircraft carrier USS Oriskany-the Mighty O-as it gets stripped down to a steel shell for a new life below the waves.
After 25 years of service, launching more aircraft than any other carrier of its time, the ship found a new mission as an artificial reef off the coast of Florida. The Mighty O was prepped and reefed by a team of more than 150 scientists, engineers, and technicians. Today, it is home to a flourishing variety of marine animals.
Designed to encourage regrowth and protect vulnerable marine life, artificial reefs are a crucial tool in the fight against overfishing, pollution, and warming water temperatures. Extensive back matter reveals more about the Mighty O's history, the diseases eating away at the world's natural reef systems, and the role artificial reefs play under the sea, and budding marine biologists will love poring over the exquisite illustrations.
Books for a Better Earth are designed to inspire children to become active, knowledgeable participants in caring for the planet they live on.
A New York Public Library Best Book of the Year
A Science Friday Best Science Book For Kids
An ALA Top 10 Sustainability Themed Children's Book of the Year
A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection
A Horn Book Fanfare Book
A CCBC Choices Book
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"Off the coast of Florida, 200 feet beneath the waves, a massive aircraft carrier lies on the bottom of the ocean floor. Once an unsinkable ship, the Mighty O is now an underwater city teeming with marine life. After 25 years of service in the Navy, the ship took on a new mission as an artificial reef."- Front jacket flap.
Ages 4-8 Holiday House.
Grades K-1 Holiday House.
A Junior Library Guild selection