The Last Unexplored Place on Earth: Investigating the Ocean Floor with Alvin the Submersible

Name: The Last Unexplored Place on Earth: Investigating the Ocean Floor with Alvin the Submersible
Brand: Macmillan Publishers New Zealand Ltd
SKU: 9781250816689
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By Aly Brown

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The Last Unexplored Place on Earth takes young readers on an exciting journey beneath the ocean waves with Alvin, a pioneering deep-sea submersible. Over the past fifty years, Alvin and its crew have explored the mysterious ocean floor, uncovering sunken shipwrecks, underwater volcanoes, and lost hydrogen bombs. Award-winning journalist Aly Brown brings these underwater adventures to life, revealing the incredible discoveries made in the planet's final frontier.
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Dive into the world of Alvin the submersible in The Last Unexplored Place on Earth, as award winning journalist Aly Brown shares the stories of what lies beneath the waves, including lost hydrogen bombs, underwater volcanoes, storied shipwrecks, and hundreds of new species.

Dive into the world of Alvin Submersible, in this new middle-grade nonfiction title, and discover lost hydrogen bombs, underwater volcanoes, storied shipwrecks, and hundreds of new species living far beneath the waves.

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Humans have explored the far reaches of the globe, from the top of Mount Everest to Badwater Basin, but it's only in the last fifty years that scientists have really started studying the ocean floor in all its mystery, with the help of one amazing creation: Alvin Submersible.

A deep-sea vessel that can sink miles below the surface with three people inside, Alvin and its crew have uncovered a treasure trove of information in the last fifty years. From tracking down lost hydrogen bombs to exploring underwater volcanoes to capturing footage of storied shipwrecks, there's so much waiting to be discovered beneath the waves!

Join award-winning journalist Aly Brown as she dives into the wonders of The Last Unexplored Place on Earth: Investigating the Ocean Floor with Alvin the Submersible and see for yourself what lies in the last unexplored place on earth!

Book Hero Magic summarised reviews for this book. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! HOW HAS THIS BEEN REVIEWED?

School Library Journal praised the book as a fascinating history of Alvin, highlighting the scientists' remarkable discoveries. Kirkus lauded Brown's vivid storytelling, enriched by interviews and oral histories that convey the thrill of deep-sea exploration. Booklist commended the engaging blend of science, technology, and experimentation, making it an outstanding STEAM resource.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781250816689

Publisher: Feiwel and Friends

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 17 October 2023

Country: United States

Imprint: Feiwel and Friends

Illustration: black and white photos throughout

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 18.0mm

Width: 162.0mm

Height: 240.0mm

Weight: 340g

Pages: 176

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Aly Brown Children's Books Children’s & Teenage Non-Fiction Children’s, Teenage and Educational

About the Author

Aly Brown is a novelist, a newspaper copyeditor/assistant managing editor, and an award-winning journalist. By day, she chases stories, edits page proofs, and gets mad at production for turning off the coffee maker prematurely ("Who made that choice for everyone?") By night, she escapes into her imagination to create her own stories and worlds. Given her split writing life, she is admittedly torn on her feelings toward the Oxford comma.

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