Portland Public Library

Otis and Will discover the deep, the record-setting dive of the Bathysphere, written by Barb Rosenstock ; illustrated by Katherine Roy

eng

Includes bibliographical references

contains biographical information

illustrations

no index present

620L, LexileStructure indicator: 90 (high), Syntactic indicator: 80 (high), Semantic indicator: 100 (very high), Decoding indicator: 80 (high), Lexile

non fiction

Otis and Will discover the deep

bibliography

1019842437

written by Barb Rosenstock ; illustrated by Katherine Roy

Accelerated Reader, LG, 3.6, 0.5.

the record-setting dive of the Bathysphere

The little-known true story of the first deep dive into the ocean. One June 6, 1930, engineer Otis Barton and explorer Will Beebe dove into the ocean inside a hollow metal ball called the Bathysphere. They knew dozens of things might go wrong. A tiny leak could shoot pressurized water straight through the men like bullets! A single spark could cause their oxygen tanks to explode! No one had ever dived lower than a few hundred feet ... and come back. But Otis and Will were determined to become the first people to see what the deep ocean looks like. This suspenseful story from acclaimed author Barb Rosenstock with mesmerizing watercolors by award-winning artist Katherine Roy will put you right in the middle of the spine-tingling, record-setting journey. -- From dust jacket

juvenile