Diving to a Deep-Sea Volcano Contributor(s): Mallory, Kenneth (Author) |
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ISBN: 0618332057 ISBN-13: 9780618332052 Publisher: Clarion Books
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Hardcover Published: October 2006 * Out of Print * Annotation: 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. Click for more in this series: Scientists in the Field (Hardcover) |
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BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature - Biology - Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature - Earth Sciences - Water (oceans, Lakes, Etc.) - Juvenile Nonfiction | Adventure & Adventurers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dewey: 551.23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
LCCN: 2005025449 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Age Level: 10-13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Grade Level: 5-8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lexile Measure: 1250(Not Available) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Series: Scientists in the Field (Hardcover) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Physical Information: 0.45" H x 11.24" W x 9.32" L (1.36 lbs) 64 pages | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Features: Bibliography, Dust Cover, Ikids, Illustrated, Index, Maps, Price on Product, Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Review Citations: Kirkus Review - Children 09/15/2006 pg. 961 Booklist 12/01/2006 pg. 57 Horn Book Magazine 01/01/2007 pg. 82 Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 12/01/2006 pg. 180 School Library Journal 02/01/2007 pg. 142 Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2007 pg. 136 - Superior,Well Above Average | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Quiz #: 110719 Reading Level: 8.5 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 2.0 |
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Publisher Description: 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. |
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Contributor Bio(s): Mallory, Kenneth: - 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. |
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