Despite our planet's name, Earth, most of it is under water. Thirty major groups of animals live on the planet, 19 of which live exclusively in the sea. This book takes the reader on a voyage of discovery in an imaginary "mini-sub" which travels through the "twilight zone" and slides down the continental slope to a vast abyssal plain. It introduces giant sea spiders, sneaky sea squirts, and worms making "fairy rings". At a mid-ocean ridge, molten lava melts the Earth's crust and hot-water spouts are home to amazing animals. The "mini-sub" visits rocky slopes of underwater volcanoes with soft corals and shoals of brightly coloured fish. Finally, it makes a difficult and dangerous dive to the deepest place on Earth, the Mariana Trench. This book is part of a series of illustrated science texts for children, teenagers and families. The authors are scientists who are prominent in their fields and have an interest in furthering the public understanding of science.
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From Scientific American
Written by real-life scientists, the books are bublling with the authors' enthusiasm for their subjects - in contrast to the more usual fare written by arts graduates with a sideline in information books for children... Scientists are always being told they speak a jargon the rest of us can't understand - so how have these four succeeded in writing intelligible and fascinating scripts? The key lies in their sense of science as both easy and fun, coupled with experience in addressing children.
From The New Yorker
The book - aimed at eight to 12-year-olds - explains in an informative and amusing way the mysteries of the deep. For Dr Bett, an expert in the effects of environmental change on deep sea creatures, the book is an extension of his lifelong love of the sea.
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