Jacques-Yves Cousteau (World's Great Explorers) [Library Binding]

Susan Sinnott (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1992 | Age Level: 10 and up | Series: World's Great Explorers

Examines the life and accomplishments of the celebrated French oceanographer.

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From School Library Journal

Grade 5-9-- A flowing, well-written biography that reflects its subject's energy. From his early school days to the present, important details and events in Cousteau's life are described and illustrated with black-and-white and full-color photographs. The photos convey a sense of the man and amplify the text; unfortunately, some are dark, unclear, and blurry. The explorer's curiosity, intelligence, and persuasiveness have made him a figure of worldwide influence and importance, not only in underwater exploration but also in the environmental movement. This book captures those traits. Interesting and useful reading. --Frances E. Millhouser, Reston Regional Library, VA
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 10 and up
  
• Library Binding: 128 pages
• Publisher: Childrens Pr (October 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0516030698
• ISBN-13: 978-0516030692
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 8.1 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,727,314 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3.0 out of 5 stars Susan Sinnott, Jacques-Yves Cousteau, October 29, 2004

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This review is from: Jacques-Yves Cousteau (World's Great Explorers) (Library Binding)

This is an account of Cousteau's life, written for juveniles. While the book is generally well-illustrated with photographs, one does wonder at the choice of a picture from Desert Storm rather than a more appropriate illustration of post- World War II mine-clearing operations (at p. 45).

Napoleon Bonaparte is mis-identified as an enemy of France (at p. 25), and Simone Cousteau's bolt to a café to order a "stiff cognac" (see Alex Madsen's Cousteau: An Unauthorized Biography, at p. 57) becomes Simone sitting "alone and frightened in a café waiting for word of her husband's fate" (at p. 52). Sinnott does not mention the reason Cousteau's film on Conshelf III became a television special (see DuTemple's book on Cousteau at p. 86) nor does she say anything about the cancellation of Conshelf IV and V or the Argyronete project. The power struggle between Philippe Cousteau and Jacques is not touched on, and one might wish for more on Cousteau's theory that a grouper swallowed the Biblical Jonah (at p. 106).