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Kovacs, Deborah

Off to Sea: An Inside Look at a Research Cruise

48 pp. | Raintree | September, 1999 | Library ISBN 0-7398-1228-9 $$25.69
(4) 4-6 Turnstone Ocean Pilot Book series. Photographs by David Brenner & Christopher Knight. Readers are taken on board the Atlantis, an oceanographic research vessel. The text describes daily shipboard duties, tells about the crew's mission to study hydrothermal vents, and details an ocean floor visit by the submersible Alvin. Illustrated with color photos (too few from the Alvin dive), this overview makes a sound introduction to the subject matter. Bib., glos., ind.
Reviewer: Peter D. Sieruta

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