Mission to the bottom of the Sea

A book about dreaming, daring, thinking, and doing.

About the author

Jan Leyssens (°1987) is a designer, dreamer and the father of two children whom he constantly bothers with - according to himself - interesting facts (and fabrications) about the world, the universe, and the human being as one of the most fascinating animals on our planet.
When in September 2017 TEDxAntwerp asked him on stage, he chose not to talk about his profession as a designer and entrepreneur. Instead he talked about the stories he tells his kids, not about knowing stuff, but about the drive to discover and learn new things. The reactions on the talk were so positive, he decided to write down the stories. Stories inspired by the curious way kids look at the world, and the part before knowledge becomes knowledge.

Summary

Selected as 2021 Best STEM Books by the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) and the Children’s Book Council!
Almost one hundred years ago, William Beebe
and Otis Barton crawled into a tiny submarine
to explore the depths of the sea. How did they come
to invent the Bathysphere? And what did they find there,
far below the ocean’s surface?


The first book in the new non-fiction series "Marvelous But True". A picture book about dreaming, daring, thinking, and doing.
For researchers ages 6 years and up.

Guided Reading Level O

Additional text

"Very short and concise with cute illustrations. The deep ocean is something I'm fascinated by and wished it was explored more. It's a good introduction to the two men who helped discover new sea creatures at the time and the effort they made." - Erika Sarutobi

Product details

• Authors: Jan Leyssens
• Assisted by: Joachim Sneyers (Illustration)
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 6 to 12
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.04.2020
• EAN: 9781605375311
• ISBN: 978-1-60537-531-1
• Illustrations: 32 Illustrations, color
• Series: Marvelous but true
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > Natural science, technology; JUVENILE NONFICTION / Science & Nature / Discoveries, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Technology / Inventions, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Adventure & Adventurers, Oceans and seas, Interest age: from c 6 years, Natural history (Children's/Teenage)