Exploring the Bismarck (Time Quest Book) [Library Binding]

Robert D. Ballard (Author), Rick Archbold (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 8 and up | Series: Time Quest Book

Recreates the sea battle that sank the German battleship Bismarck in World War II and recounts how the shipwreck was discovered in 1989.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Grade 3-8-- An excellent series entry that vividly recounts the history of the German battleship, Bismarck , from its construction to its sinking, and finally, its rediscovery 50 years later. As he did in The Wreck of the Isis (1990), Ballard intersperses his present-day account with an imaginative section that tells the story of the Bismarck' s demise from the eyewitness point of view of three young German soldiers. The easy-to-read text is extremely well illustrated. Important historical photographs are combined with bright, clear, full-color contemporary shots that show the research ship and Argo, the same underwater vehicle that was used in Exploring the Titanic ( 1988, both Scholastic). Well-executed drawings and diagrams clarify important concepts. One diagram, for example, uses apt comparisons to show how very deep the Bismarck lies beneath the ocean surface. An exciting title for report writers, browsers, and adventure lovers. --Don Reaber, Meadowdale High School, Lynnwood, WA
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Kirkus Reviews

The author's Discovery of the Bismarck in a young readers' version, featuring plenty of well-chosen color photos and dramatic military paintings plus a view of the Nazi battleship's brief career through the eyes of four crew members. Ballard has searched out other wrecks with his remote-control deep-sea camera sled, most notably the Titanic; here, he once again re-creates the weary hours watching the video screen, capped by the thrill of discovery as a vague undersea shadow suddenly takes a shape not found in nature. A fine account, enhanced both by the striking illustrations and by a description of how the survivors were rescued and treated by their British captors. Glossary; chronology; brief bibliography. (Nonfiction. 10-13) -- Copyright ©1991, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 8 and up
  
• Library Binding: 64 pages
• Publisher: Scholastic Trade (October 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0590442686
• ISBN-13: 978-0590442688
• Product Dimensions: 11.3 x 8.9 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #794,826 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars THE coolest book I have ever read, November 1, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Exploring the Bismarck (A Time quest book) (Turtleback)

I'm using thies book for a pome about the Bismark I racomeand thies book for the bis mark survivors. and hop this will bring them peace about the disocver of there ship these is my review

4.0 out of 5 stars Decent Bismarck book, May 15, 2009

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This review is from: Exploring the Bismarck (A Time Quest Book) (Paperback)

Written for the younger set, this book is good for capturing the overall situation in the launching, pursuit, and destruction of the German battleship.

4.0 out of 5 stars A junior version of the full sized book, June 24, 2003

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Peter Mainstone- Mitchell - See all my reviews

This review is from: Exploring the Bismarck (A Time Quest Book) (Paperback)

This is a good book for the age group it's aimed for which most definitely is not adults.

Whilst the pictures and illustrations are of extremely high quality the text is pitched at no older than early teens.

Adults should by Dr Ballard's "The Discovery of the Bismark" which is a fantastic book!