The Deep End: Real Facts About the Ocean

by Drew Sheneman, Drew Sheneman (Illustrator)

Overview

Come along on an underwater adventure in The Deep End, an informative and hilarious nonfiction picture book by author-illustrator Drew Sheneman, that teaches kids everything about the deep blue sea!

Ahoy, mateys! Have you ever wondered what lies at the bottom of the sea? Join Brownbeard the pirate and his first mate Alan the parrot as they explore the depths of the ocean!

Here, you’ll find giant worms, anglerfish, vampire squid, and...THE KRAKEN?!

Not only will you learn about the unusual bioluminescent creatures who live miles below, but also about ancient undersea explorers who used huge rocks to help themselves stay below the surface, how the first submarine worked, and why it is that the water pressure at the bottom of the ocean can make bones dissolve. (Wait, what??)

So what exactly will you find deep down in the deep blue sea? This informative, hilarious, and 100-percent factual nonfiction picture book by award-winning author, illustrator, and cartoonist Drew Sheneman has all the answers.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780063224551
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	07/11/2023
Pages:	48
Product dimensions:	9.10(w) x 11.10(h) x 0.40(d)
Age Range:	4 - 8 Years

About the Author

Drew Sheneman loves drawing children’s books, but he also draws cartoons about boring adult stuff for newspapers and the internet as a nationally syndicated editorial cartoonist. Over the years, Drew has been lucky enough to work as an illustrator for clients like Hasbro and Dungeons & Dragons. Drew lives with his wife and daughter in New Jersey.

Drew Sheneman loves drawing children’s books, but he also draws cartoons about boring adult stuff for newspapers and the internet as a nationally syndicated editorial cartoonist. Over the years, Drew has been lucky enough to work as an illustrator for clients like Hasbro and Dungeons & Dragons. Drew lives with his wife and daughter in New Jersey.

Editorial Reviews

2023-04-12
An editorial cartoonist’s–eye view of deep-sea mysteries and denizens.

Avast, there! When light-hued Brownbeard the pirate proves clueless about what glittering “treasure” lies at the bottom of the sea (“Awk! What’s a doubloon?” asks feathered first mate Alan. “I have no idea. Maybe a pastry?”), a dark-skinned scientist in a lab coat pops up on his ship’s plank to set him straight. Starting with ancient divers bringing up food (“This looks like a booger,” says a Chinese diver, peering into a clamshell) and sponges, the scientist proceeds to introduce oceanic denizens from sea pigs and giant squid to snailfish and life around thermal vents, with nods to exploratory ventures of the past giving way to modern uses of sonar and submersibles for research. The book ends with warnings about the dangers of climate change and overfishing (an image of a polar bear atop a tiny melting piece of ice drives home the issue), which leave the captain tearful and lead into a closing spread of random ocean facts highlighted (if that’s the word) by a portrait of a blue whale posed for scale next to a barely visible banana. The art throughout is similarly finished and playful. (This book was reviewed digitally.)

An easily digestible course of “real facts.” (Informational picture book. 6-8)

Kirkus Reviews