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Describes the 1934 dive of a bathysphere, or "sphere of the deep," in which two explorers, William Beebe and Otia Barton, set the world depth record and saw mysterious creatures of the deep ocean.

A charming fantasy set in an underwater world with magical academia and a heartwarming pen-pal romance, perfect for fans of Emily Wilde's Encylopaedia of Faeries and The House in the Cerulean Sea. A beautiful discovery outside the window of her underwater home prompts the reclusive E. to begin a correspondence with renowned scholar Henerey Clel. The letters they share are filled with passion, at first for their mutual interests, and then, inevitably,...

In an age of unprecedented exploration and innovation, our oceans remain largely unknown, and endlessly fascinating. Streever celebrates the daring pioneers who tested the limits of what the human body can endure under water as he traces both the little-known history and exciting future of how we travel and study the depths. He covers seventeenth-century leather-hulled submarines, their nuclear-powered descendants, and robots capable of roving unsupervised...

Expedition Deep Ocean tells the inside story of this exploration of one of the most unforgiving and mysterious places on our planet, including the site of the Titanic wreck and the little-understood Hadal Zone. The expedition pushed technology to the limits, mapped hidden landscapes, discovered previously unknown life forms and began to piece together how life in the deep oceans affects our planet -- but it was far from easy. Vescovo and his team...

When the Octonauts, a team of eight animals who explore the ocean, discover a bleached and abandoned coral reef, they learn about the important relationships among animals, plants, and their habitats.

After years of painstaking research, Dr. Robert Ballard finally located the ill-fated R.M.S. Titanic, nearly two-and-one-half miles down in the icy Atlantic. Now, join Ballard and his team in being the first to see the ship since its sinking, as on-location footage presents this discovery as it happened.

Discusses the exciting, mysterious world beneath the waves.

Join Marina as she learns to face her fear of the ocean and become as brave as she imagines her beloved mermaids. With beautiful illustrations and the timeless lesson of the value of diving into new experiences, Marina and the Mermaids is the perfect story for young explorers.

This is a celebration of the Great Barrier Reef and the significance it has on the marine life forms that it feeds, sheltures and protects. Written in beautifully crafted poetic prose, this is the perfect introduction to a beautiful and fragile marine wilderness.