(4) 4-6 Illustrated by Paul Corio & Kate Lake. This intriguing look at the science of New York City explores water conservation, recycling, plant and animal life, and human and geologic history. Though some non-New Yorkers may have difficulty relating to the insider tone, the clever, fast-paced text will hold most readers' attention. Photos and illustrations highlight jokes and concepts. Reading list, websites. Ind.

Reviewer: Miriam Steinberg-Egeth

(4) 4-6 Incredible Deep-Sea Adventures series. These books examine historic events in underwater exploration. Extreme Dive discusses an Antarctic dive to research pollution on the sea floor. Record-Setting and Submersible look at two deep-sea studies of the sea floor and its unusual creatures. Although the writing is choppy, Matsen builds tension by revealing the risks of such dives. Average-quality photos accompany the text. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. [Review covers these Incredible Deep-Sea Adventures titles: An Extreme Dive under the Antarctic Ice, The Incredible Record-Setting Deep-Sea Dive of the [cf4]Bathysphere[cf3], and The Incredible Submersible [cf4]Alvin[cf3] Discovers a Strange Deep-Sea World.]

Reviewer: Hilary Breed Van Dusen

(4) 4-6 Incredible Deep-Sea Adventures series. Scientist Clyde Roper has devoted his career to finding a living giant squid to no avail. Along the way he has found many clues about where these elusive creatures might be found. In a choppy text and average-quality photos, Matsen discusses Roper's search and the work of other scientists who have discovered unusual deep-sea animals. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind.

Reviewer: Hilary Breed Van Dusen

(4) 4-6 Incredible Deep-Sea Adventures series. In each of these books, a brief history of the featured ship is included in an account of the determined (and in the case of the Atocha, perilous) searches for the wreckage. In a choppy text, Matsen describes the tools and methods used to locate the ships and recover the treasures, which are carefully detailed in the accompanying photographs. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. [Review covers these Incredible Deep-Sea Adventures titles: The Incredible Quest to Find the [cf4]Titanic[cf3] and The Incredible Search for the Treasure Ship [cf4]Atocha[cf3].]

Reviewer: Hilary Breed Van Dusen

(4) 4-6 Incredible Deep-Sea Adventures series. In each of these books, a brief history of the featured ship is included in an account of the determined (and in the case of the Atocha, perilous) searches for the wreckage. In a choppy text, Matsen describes the tools and methods used to locate the ships and recover the treasures, which are carefully detailed in the accompanying photographs. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. [Review covers these Incredible Deep-Sea Adventures titles: The Incredible Quest to Find the [cf4]Titanic[cf3] and The Incredible Search for the Treasure Ship [cf4]Atocha[cf3].]

Reviewer: Hilary Breed Van Dusen

(4) 4-6 Incredible Deep-Sea Adventures series. These books examine historic events in underwater exploration. Extreme Dive discusses an Antarctic dive to research pollution on the sea floor. Record-Setting and Submersible look at two deep-sea studies of the sea floor and its unusual creatures. Although the writing is choppy, Matsen builds tension by revealing the risks of such dives. Average-quality photos accompany the text. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. [Review covers these Incredible Deep-Sea Adventures titles: An Extreme Dive under the Antarctic Ice, The Incredible Record-Setting Deep-Sea Dive of the [cf4]Bathysphere[cf3], and The Incredible Submersible [cf4]Alvin[cf3] Discovers a Strange Deep-Sea World.]

Reviewer: Hilary Breed Van Dusen

(4) 4-6 Incredible Deep-Sea Adventures series. These books examine historic events in underwater exploration. Extreme Dive discusses an Antarctic dive to research pollution on the sea floor. Record-Setting and Submersible look at two deep-sea studies of the sea floor and its unusual creatures. Although the writing is choppy, Matsen builds tension by revealing the risks of such dives. Average-quality photos accompany the text. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. [Review covers these Incredible Deep-Sea Adventures titles: An Extreme Dive under the Antarctic Ice, The Incredible Record-Setting Deep-Sea Dive of the [cf4]Bathysphere[cf3], and The Incredible Submersible [cf4]Alvin[cf3] Discovers a Strange Deep-Sea World.]

Reviewer: Hilary Breed Van Dusen