Displaying 1 of 1 2022 Format: Book Author: Cusolito, Michelle, author. Title: Diving deep : using machines to explore the ocean / Michelle Cusolito ; illustrated by Nicole Wong. Publisher, Date: Watertown, MA : Charlesbridge, [2022] ©2022 Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm Summary: "How do people learn about the ocean? What machines and tools do we use for exploration? Slip under the surface of the sea to find out."-- Page 4 of cover. Target Audience Note: Ages 5-9 years Charlesbridge. Grades 2-3 Charlesbridge. Subjects: Underwater exploration -- Juvenile literature. Oceanography -- Juvenile literature. Skin diving -- Juvenile literature. Scuba diving -- Juvenile literature. Saturation diving -- Juvenile literature. Deep diving -- Equipment and supplies -- Juvenile literature. Submersibles -- Juvenile literature. Ocean -- Juvenile literature. Underwater exploration. Oceanography. Skin diving. Scuba diving. Saturation diving. Deep diving -- Equipment and supplies. Submersibles. Genre: Informational works. Picture books. Other Contributor: Wong, Nicole (Nicole E.), illustrator. Notes: Includes bibliographical references. LCCN: 2021013264 ISBN: 9781623542931 (hardcover) 1623542936 (hardcover) (eBook) OCLC: 1249703127 System Availability: 0 # System items in: 0 # Local items: 0 # Local items in: 0 Current Holds: 0 Place Request Add to My List Expand All | Collapse All Availability Large Cover Image Trade Reviews Publishers Weekly ReviewIn their lyrically told follow-up to Flying Deep, Cusolito and Wong delineate various technologies used for underwater exploration, starting at the ocean's surface before heading deeper via a survey of methods and equipment. A light-brown-skinned child and parent on a snorkel outing start things off, before the narrative moves into free diving, scuba, saturation diving, atmospheric diving suits, and, finally, deep-sea submersibles. Descriptive, often alliterative text sits opposite expository sidebars featuring abridged facts, figures, and dangers for each technology ("Anyone who knows how to swim can learn to snorkel. There isn't much danger involved"). A collective first-person narration lets readers imagine themselves as explorers ("We're ocean detectives/ solving the mysteries of the deep"), while realistic, digitally rendered illustrations ferry them to the depths. Largely unlabeled depictions of fascinating underwater creatures, including giant tube worms, should pique interest about what lies below the waves, even as the book's focus remains solidly on the technologies of exploration. A summarizing spread reveals each technology at various depths; an author's note, glossary, and resource list conclude. Ages 5--8. (June) Librarian's View Displaying 1 of 1
