Diving to a Deep Sea Volcano

Zusatztext A balanced mixture of biography and science that gives children a well-rounded exposure to intellectual pursuit. Enthusiastic text expresses a sense of adventure and effectively depicts the thrill of new discoveries. . . . A general purchase for libraries with a significant science readership. School Library Journal Informationen zum Autor Kenneth Mallory, former editor in chief of publishing programs at Boston’s New England Aquarium, writes, edits, and photographs for magazines, newspapers, Web pages, book publishers, and museum exhibits, especially in the field of natural history. He lives in Massachusetts. Klappentext Scientists have mapped less than 10 percent of the ridge of underwater mountains in the middle of the Atlantic ocean. It is here that 95 percent of the volcanic activity on earth occurs. And it is also where the scientist Rich Lutz has tracked the remarkable evolution of bizarre creatures that spawn in hydrothermal vent fluids that are poisonous to most other forms of life. How can life exist in this world of utter darkness? For Rich Lutz, a pioneer in marine biology, each dive to the frontier of the deep holds the possibility of discovering more clues that might help us learn how life on earth began after our planet was formed billions of years ago. Zusammenfassung Scientists have mapped less than 10 percent of the ridge of underwater mountains in the middle of the Atlantic ocean. It is here that 95 percent of the volcanic activity on earth occurs. And it is also where the scientist Rich Lutz has tracked the remarkable evolution of bizarre creatures that spawn in hydrothermal vent fluids that are poisonous to most other forms of life. How can life exist in this world of utter darkness? For Rich Lutz, a pioneer in marine biology, each dive to the frontier of the deep holds the possibility of discovering more clues that might help us learn how life on earth began after our planet was formed billions of years ago....

Product details

• Authors: Mallory Kenneth Mallory, Kenneth Mallory
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 10 to 12
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 02.10.2006
• EAN: 9780618332052
• ISBN: 978-0-618-33205-2
• No. of pages: 60
• Dimensions: 235 mm x 292 mm x 8 mm
• Series: Scientists in the Field (Hardc; Scientists in the Field (Paper; Scientists in the Field (Hardc; Scientists in the Field Series; Scientists in the Field
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Play, learning > Adventure, activity stories, entertainment; JUVENILE NONFICTION: Science & Nature / Biology, JUVENILE NONFICTION: Animals / Marine Life, JUVENILE NONFICTION: Animals / Animal Welfare, JUVENILE NONFICTION: Science & Nature / Disasters, JUVENILE NONFICTION: Adventure & Adventurers, JUVENILE NONFICTION: Animals / Baby Animals, JUVENILE NONFICTION: Animals / Fish