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The Last Unexplored Place on Earth: Investigating the Ocean Floor with Alvin the Submersible

by Aly Brown

Exploring the ocean floor with Alvin

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Exploring the ocean floor with Alvin

Alvin’s dives open a window onto a world that is difficult for people to reach: the deep ocean. Aly Brown’s account brings together discoveries made with the crewed submersible, from underwater volcanoes and shipwrecks to lost hydrogen bombs and newly identified species. The book also places Alvin’s work in the context of how recently scientists began studying the ocean floor in earnest, making the craft itself a guide to a largely hidden environment. Its subject combines marine exploration with the engineering of a vessel built to carry people miles beneath the surface.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Children ages 9–12 interested in ocean exploration and marine life
  • Young readers curious about submarines and underwater craft
  • Readers interested in shipwrecks, volcanoes, and scientific discovery

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Deep-sea explorationSubmersible technologyOcean-floor discoveriesMarine life

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Book overview

Dive into the world of Alvin the Submersible, as award winning journalist Aly Brown shares the stories of what lies beneath the waves, including lost hydrogen bombs, underwater volcanoes, storied shipwrecks, and hundreds of new species.

Humans have explored the far reaches of the globe, from the top of Mount Everest to Badwater Basin--a stretch of land 282 feet below sea level. But for most of our time on this planet, the ocean has been a huge mystery. It's only in the last 50 years that scientists have really started studying the ocean floor, with the help of one amazing creation: Alvin the submersible.

A deep-sea vessel that can sink miles below the surface with three people inside, Alvin and its crew have uncovered a treasure trove of information in the last fifty years. From tracking down lost hydrogen bombs to exploring underwater volcanoes to capturing footage of storied shipwrecks, there's so much waiting to be discovered beneath the waves!

Join award winning journalist Aly Brown as she dives into the wonders of Alvin's world and see for yourself what lies in the last unexplored place on earth!

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