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The Bathysphere Boys: The Depth-Defying Diving of Messrs. Beebe and Barton by Ted Enik

graypeape's review

5.0

What an interesting book! Learning about William Beebe, Otis Barton, and the first bathysphere was made fun in this rhyming tale, covering the trials and successes of the history-making submersible. At the end of the story, there are illustrations showing deep sea creatures that the explorers encountered, an illustration showing the specs of the bathysphere, a map showing where they were doing the diving, an illustrated history of diving suits and apparatuses, and a biography of Gloria Hollister, the scientist who accompanied them and assisted in the dives, certainly a remarkable thing for the times. Learning about her was very interesting, she was quite an inspirational person! I especially appreciated the author's note on the types of poetry used in the text- that was something I was not expecting to learn about, but it was a nice surprise. The illustration are colorful and fun, full of detail. A great STEM book to add to any grade school library or personal collection.

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