Shipwreck Search: Discovery of the H. L. Hunley

by Sally M. Walker, Elaine Verstraete (Illustrator)

What a discovery! Deep under the Atlantic Ocean, divers found a shipwreck like no other. It was the H. L. Hunley, a submarine that had sunk during the Civil War! A team of scientists from all over the world came to work on the discovery. How would they raise the Hunley from the ocean floor? How would they open the submarine? And what would they find inside?

Genres: History

48 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2006

About the author

Sally M. Walker has written science books for children, including Earthquakes, an NSTA/CBC Best Science Trade Book of 1997. She lives in DeKalb, IL.

Reviews

[Martha · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is an interesting fact filled book about the discovery and excavation of the H.L. Hunley.

[Bernadette Kearns · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesting book about a submarine/artifact recovery.