Shipwreck Search: Discovery of the H. L. Hunley (On My Own Science (Hardcover)) - Softcover

Walker, Sally M

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0822564491 ISBN 13: 9780822564492

Publisher: First Avenue Editions (Tm), 2006

Synopsis

What a discovery! Deep under the Atlantic Ocean, divers found a shipwreck like no other. It was the H. L. Hunley, a submarine that had sunk during the Civil War! A team of scientists from all over the world came to work on the discovery. How would they raise the Hunley from the ocean floor? How would they open the submarine? And what would they find inside?

About this title

About the Author:

Sally M. Walker has been a children's book writer for over 20 years. Most of her books are nonfiction and present various science topics to young readers. Fossil Fish Found Alive is the story of the hunt for the elusive fish called the coelacanth. Sally also enjoys combining science investigation with historical topics. Her book Secrets of a Civil War Submarine, which won the 2006 Robert F. Sibert Medal, tells about the history, loss, and re-discovery of the first submarine to sink an enemy ship in battle. Written in Bone: Buried Lives of Jamestown and Colonial Maryland takes readers on archaeological expeditions, where the forensic analysis of colonial settlers' bones helps us to understand their lives. Sally especially enjoys writing narrative nonfiction that captures the reader's attention with a true story. She is also the author of 2019 Orbis Pictus Honor Book Champion: The Comeback Tale of the American Chestnut.

Synopsis:

Looks at science in action and presents complex scientific principles.

About this edition

• Publisher: First Avenue Editions (Tm)
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0822564491
• ISBN 13: 9780822564492
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 48
• Illustrator: Verstraete Elaine