Mission to the bottom of the Sea

Mission to the bottom of the Sea

Overview

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

    • Product Details

    ISBN-13: 9781605375311
    Publisher: Clavis
    Publication date: 04/21/2020
    Series: Marvelous but true , #1
    Pages: 32
    Product dimensions: 8.27(w) x 11.42(h) x (d)
    Lexile: 900L (what's this?)
    Age Range: 6 - 12 Years

    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.

    Interviews

    In September 2017, TEDx Antwerp asked me on stage to do a talk. I decided not to talk about my profession as a designer and entrepreneur, but about the stories I tell my own children. Stories that are not rooted in knowing stuff, but in the drive to discover and learn new things.

    People responded so overwhelmingly positive to this talk that I decided to follow up on some of the feedback I received and started writing down these stories. Marvelous but true is a book series directly inspired by how my children make me look at the world through the lenses of wonderment and curiosity on a daily basis.

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