The Incredible Search for the Treasure Ship Atocha (Incredible Deep-Sea Adventures) [Library Binding]

Bradford Matsen (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 9 and up | Grade Level: 4 and up | Series: Incredible Deep-Sea Adventures

Presents background information about the sinking of the Spanish galleon, Atocha, in 1622 and describes efforts to locate the wreck and successfully salvage its treasure more than 300 years later.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Grade 4-6--A credible title about an amazing adventure. Matsen presents a brief description of the Spanish galleon Nuestra Señora deAtocha, her short life transporting treasure, her demise during a hurricane in 1622, and her discovery more than 360 years later. This is also the story of Mel Fisher's 16-year quest for the remains of the sunken ship and her cargo. Diving equipment, procedures, and recovery methods are clearly introduced, and the method of financing the venture by means of acquiring investors is simply but adequately explained. With blue shading along the top of each page, the layout is attractive and open. The colorful illustrations include numerous underwater photos, period reproductions, and a map. The beauty of some of the pictured artifacts will be a source of fascination for young readers. Make this a high-priority purchase.--Eldon Younce, Harper Elementary School, KS
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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9 and up
  
• Library Binding: 48 pages
• Publisher: Enslow Publishers (August 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0766021939
• ISBN-13: 978-0766021938
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 6 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #854,767 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Brad Matsen has been writing about wonders of the sea for forty years. He is the author of Death and Oil: A True Story of the Piper Alpha Disaster on the North Sea; Jacques Cousteau: The Sea King; Titanic's Last Secrets; Descent: The Heroic Discovery of the Abyss, which was a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize in 2006; the New York Times bestseller Titanic's Last Secrets; Planet Ocean: A Story of Life the Sea, and Dancing to the Fossil Record with artist Ray Troll; the award-winning Incredible Ocean Adventure series for children; and many other books. He was creative producer for the Shape of Life, an eight-hour National Geographic television series on evolutionary biology, and has written on marine science and the environment for Mother Jones, Audubon, Natural History, and other magazines.