Diving Deep Using Machines to Explore the Ocean

by Cusolito, Michelle; Wong, Nicole

• ISBN13: 9781623542931
• ISBN10: 1623542936
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2022-06-14
• Publisher: Charlesbridge

Summary

From snorkeling to freediving, scuba, submarines, and Challenger Deep, discover the different technologies scientists use to explore the ocean in this deep-sea STEM picture book.

How does ocean exploration work? What kinds of machines and equipment help researchers under the sea? How deep can we dive to find out more about the plants and animals that live in the ocean? For fans of Alvin from Flying Deep, Diving Deep introduces all the ways humans have figured out how to engage with, explore, and learn from the oceans.
 

Author Biography

Michelle Cusolito is the author of Flying Deep: Climb Inside Deep-Sea Submersible Alvin, which also won the 2016 PEN New England Susan P. Bloom Children's Book Discovery Award. She has worked as a fourth grade teacher, a curriculum specialist, and an adjunct professor. She lives in Rochester, MA.

Nicole Wong has illustrated many books for children, including Branches of Hope: The 9/11 Survivor Tree; To the Stars!; No Monkeys, No Chocolate; Maxwell's Mountain; and Wild Rose's Weaving. She lives in Massachusetts. www.nicole-wong.com