The mysterious undersea world (Books for world explorers)

By Jan L. Cook

Introduces the ocean and its movements, marine animals and plants, sunken treasure, submersibles, aquariums, and oceanariums. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0870443178
• ISBN13: 9780870443176
• Release Date: January 1980
• Publisher: National Geographic Society
• Length: 104 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.7" x 11.0"
• Age Range: 8 to 13 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 8

Customer Reviews

An inspiring, life-altering book for me

When I was in first grade in 1985, I won a copy of this book for some reason. I didn't think much of it at first, but once I began reading it, I was transfixed and awed by all the stories and facts of marine life and human explorers discovering each other. What particularly caught my attention was a section on scuba diving, late 1970s style. Ever since the day I read that part, I wanted to learn to scuba dive, and eventually fulfilled that goal about fifteen years later during my college years. I'm still fascinated by the ocean and regularly go diving now, and I'd have to say I owe a lot of that interest to this book. But I'd recommend this book to any kid interested in nature and marine biology, despite its age. It's impossible to predict what sorts of thoughts it may put into their heads.

A National Geographic look at sea life and scuba diving

This is a beautiful book for children, chock full of vivid, colorful photographs of fish, sea creatures, and shells. Also features many photos of children scuba diving, beach combing, exploring shipwrecks, fingering treasure, and interacting with sea creatures.