Venturing the Deep Sea

by Laurie Lindop

Between the surface of the sea and the ocean floor lays a largely unexplored realm. Scientists estimate that humans have investigated only 1 percent of the deep sea.Only recently have submersibles (research submarines) been capable of making the journey down to oceans' extreme depths.Even with this new technology, deep-sea biologists and geologists risk their lives as they descend miles below the water's surface, plunging into the unknown depths below...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0761327010
• ISBN13: 9780761327011
• Release Date: January 2005
• Publisher: Twenty-First Century Books (CT)
• Length: 80 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.1" x 9.6"
• Age Range: 10 to 13 years
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 8