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Flying deep : climb inside deep-sea submersible Alvin /

"Climb aboard Alvin, the famous deep-sea submersible credited with helping to find the Titanic, and take a trip two miles down to the bottom of the ocean. Experience a day in the life of an Alvin pilot and join scientists at the seafloor to collect samples and conduct research. Along the way, d...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Cusolito, Michelle (Author)
Other Authors: Wong, Nicole (Nicole E.) (Illustrator)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Watertown, Massachusetts : Charlesbridge, [2018]
Subjects:
Alvin (Submarine)
Oceanographic submersibles > Massachusetts > Woods Hole > Juvenile literature.
Underwater exploration > Juvenile literature.
Oceanographic submersibles.
Underwater exploration.
Massachusetts > Woods Hole.
Oceanographic submersibles > Massachusetts > Woods Hole.
Alvin (DSV-2)
Picture books.
Instructional and educational works.
Juvenile works.
Nonfiction.
Online Access:null
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Summary:"Climb aboard Alvin, the famous deep-sea submersible credited with helping to find the Titanic, and take a trip two miles down to the bottom of the ocean. Experience a day in the life of an Alvin pilot and join scientists at the seafloor to collect samples and conduct research. Along the way, discover what one wears, eats, and talks about during a typical eight-hour trip in a underwater craft and find out more about the animals that live deep in our oceans. Extensive back matter explains how Alvin works, describes the author's research, and includes a glossary and further reading."--Amazon.com.
Physical Description:32 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Awards:A Junior Library Guild Selection
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9781580898119
1580898114
9781580898416
1580898416