Captain Cousteau, undersea explorer (Personal close-up books) [Hardcover]

Julian May (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: 1972 | Series: Personal close-up books

Brief biography of the French underwater explorer and co-inventor of the aqualung emphasizing his many discoveries about the ocean and its creatures.

Product Details

• Hardcover
• Publisher: Creative Educational Society (1972)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0871912228
• ISBN-13: 978-0871912220
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 7.7 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,508,320 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyable, informative book on a much beloved explorer, May 1, 2000

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Judith E. Pavluvcik (Dreaming of the beach in Hawaii, but living in the reality of the desert in Arizona!!) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Captain Cousteau, undersea explorer (Personal close-up books) (Hardcover)

This is an older written book about the life of JacquesCousteau, which I read with my son for his school project. It is avery basic book, nothing sophisticated, and my 4th grader was able to read it without a problem. The book was actually an enjoyable read and I learned quite a lot about Cousteau, whom I have admired for a long time. The book was accompanied by black and white pencil drawings, which added to the enjoyability of the book.

Because this book did not go into immense detail, it would not be appropriate for someone doing a school project requiring lots of dates and details.

For any child who wants to learn more about Jacques Cousteau, my son and I would both recommend this book as a very good introduction. Personally, after reading the book, I would like to read an "adult" book to learn more about this most determined and fascinating man.