How Deep Is The Ocean? (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition)

Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science, Stage 2

by Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld, Éric Puybaret

FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. The ocean covers almost three-quarters of the Earth, but how deep does it go? Put on your scuba gear and explore the ocean, from its shallowest waters to its deepest, most mysterious parts. As you dive deeper, you'll discover glowing animals, strange creatures that don't need sunlight to survive, and even the largest hunter in the world. With beautiful illustrations and engaging text, How Deep Is the Ocean? will guide young readers into the deepest parts of the ocean. Featuring a find-out-more section with a water-pressure experiment, a lesson in making a sounding line to learn how scientists measure the depth of the ocean, a glossary of new terms, and web research prompts, this book will begin children's explorations of the deep sea.

Genres: Science, Picture Books, Nonfiction, Nature, Childrens

40 pages, Library Binding

First published July 5, 2016

About the author

Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld is the award-winning author of more than sixty books for children, including DINOSAUR TRACKS, "a great choice for even the most discriminating dinophiles" (School Library Journal); DID DINOSAURS HAVE FEATHERS?, a Children's Book of the Month Club selection, described as "fascinating" by Kirkus Reviews; and DINOSAURS BIG AND SMALL, a 2003 Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Best Book Award winner.

When she's not reading, researching, writing, or editing, Kathleen loves to spend her free time exploring, doing fieldwork, and preparing fossils for her local natural history museums.

Reviews

[Becky · Rating 4 out of 5]

Informative without being dry. The narrative device of taking the submersible down further and further worked well. My project-loving oldest child especially appreciated that instructions for a simple science experiment are included.

[J · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was actually a fun and interesting book to read but one that I am not sure really young kids would like or beginning readers as there are definitely some big science words thrown in even if they are described later on for the readers. But for those who want to chance it or even skip some of the science terms than that can also make for an interesting variation.

The book follows some children as they explore the depths of the ocean, how pressure works on the human body and even gives a cursory look into some of the weirder creatures to inhabit the depths. You also get to know the names of each layer of depths and how far you have to go to reach that then if your parent or adult allows you there is an experiment in the back of the book.

This is definitely one of the better books geared towards teaching children the ocean and even an adult can learn something new from it.

[Shelley · Rating 5 out of 5]

In this book, young ocean explorers will learn about the different zones of the ocean. In addition to learning about the environment of each zone, young explorers will also learn about the different ocean creatures that live in each zone.

This nonfiction book is essential for any classroom unit on the ocean as it has very detailed descriptions of each zone, and pictures that not only add to the environment of each zone, but will also make readers feel like they are actually exploring the ocean!

[Sandy · Rating 4 out of 5]

We quite enjoy this science series in picture book format. This particular book covers the different animals and plants at various depths of the ocean. It was an interesting read, and I enjoyed the fun science experiment about pressure that was included.

[Addystin · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this book, and kids who are fascinated with the ocean will also love this book. It takes you through each of the zones of the ocean talking about the different life, sunlight and more. The pictures and language are perfect for kids and it’s an easy read as well.

[Suzanne LaPierre · Rating 4 out of 5]

Reviewed for School Library Journal:

K-Gr 3—This informative and richly illustrated volume brings to life the awe-inspiring vastness of the oceans. Readers follow a boy and girl as they venture from the shore's edge into the sea's sunlight zone (using scuba gear) to learn about phytoplankton and photosynthesis. The pair descend via a submersible into the twilight, the midnight, the abyssal, and, finally, the seldom-seen Hadal zone inside the Mariana Trench (nearly seven miles deep). At each level, the text describes how the children feel (the water pressure increasing as they scuba dive down to 100 feet) and what they see (meticulously labeled specimens, such as the sperm whale, the pink vent eelpout, the strawberry squid, and the tripod fish). Puybaret's illustrations, painted in vivid acrylics, are superbly detailed and visually intriguing. The artwork is so precise that detail-oriented viewers won't miss photographs. Math lovers will appreciate the mention of sizes and depths interspersed throughout the text. An ocean depth chart, graphs, suggested experiments, and a list of Internet resources for further study address multiple learning styles while facilitating expanded exploration of the topic. Kids will build vocabulary with terms such as bioluminescence, hydrothermal vents, and chemosynthesis. VERDICT This selection does not sacrifice appeal for information; a good addition for all science collections.—Suzanne LaPierre, Fairfax County Public Library, VA --This text refers to the Library Binding edition.

[Kelly · Rating 3 out of 5]

a good book I read with my 10 year old. we were introduced to new depths of the ocean and the term chemosynthesis.