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Series
Dirk Pitt adventures volume 24
Language
English
Description
Pitt, the director of the National Underwater and Marine Agency, is on the Black Sea, helping to locate a lost Ottoman shipwreck, when he responds to an urgent Mayday -- "under attack!" -- from a nearby freighter. But when he and his colleague, Al Giordino, arrive, there is nobody there. Just dead bodies, a smell of sulfur in the air, and, as Pitt and Giordino explore, a blast from the stern that scuttles the ship swiftly, almost taking them with...
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
An enzyme that will dramatically prolong life has been discovered two thousand feet down in the North Atlantic, in an area known as "Lost City." But why are the people attempting to harvest it getting killed? Why are the scientists in a remote Greek laboratory disappearing one by one? What does this all have to do with a body found frozen in the ice high up in the Alps? To Kurt Austin, leader of NUMA's Special Assignments Team, and his colleague Joe...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 19
Language
English
Description
When the leader of an antiglobalization group plans to use the sixty-year-old findings of a Hungarian genius to create a polar shift and give the industrialized nations a jolt before reversing the effect, the NUMA Special Assignments Team must stop him.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 19
Language
English
Formats
Description
Hailed as a hero for the new millennium, Austin is the leader of NUMA®'s Special Assignments Team-and the threat before him now is definitely special. A confrontation between a radical environmentalist group and a Danish cruiser has forced Austin and colleague Joe Zavala to come to the rescue of a shipful of trapped men; but when the two of them investigate further, they discover that something far more sinister is at work. A shadowy multinational...
Author
Series
Dirk Pitt adventures volume 4
Language
English
Formats
Description
When adventurer Dirk Pitt locates the the sunken Titanic, he puts himself and his crew in deadly jeopardy. Sabotaged by Russian spies and savage storms, Pitt must stop a diabolical plan for Soviet world surpremacy--or see the Titanic blasted out of existence.
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
In this story inspired by Jules Verne's '20,000 Leagues Under the Sea,' Ana Dakkar, a freshman at Harding-Pencroft Academy--a five-year high school that graduates the best marine scientists, naval warriors, navigators, and underwater explorers in the world--makes astounding discoveries about her heritage and puts her leadership skills to the test against deadly enemies from a rival school.
Author
Series
Purrmaids volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"The purrmaids' homework assignment is to find something special to bring to class. Will they be brave enough to swim far away from Kittentail Cove and explore Tortoiseshell Reef to find the perfect thing? Or will they be scaredy cats?"--
Publisher
Distributed in the USA by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2010
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (ca. 470 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Hidden within the depths of our oceans are secrets about our past, our planet and life itself. At last, an international team of underwater explorers is ready to dive in and discover them. This spectacular, surprising series combines archeology, geology, marine biology and anthropology with all the energy and excitement of a good thriller. Astonishing footage captures the full beauty of the alien world and video diaries vividly reflect the teams stresses,...
11) Riptide
Author
Publisher
Warner Books
Pub. Date
c1998
Physical Desc
viii, 417 p. : map (on endpapers) ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Dr. Malin Hatch travels to Ragged Island in an attempt to find the treasure that he believes is hidden in the maze of tunnels and shafts located below the island.
Author
Publisher
Abrams Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged), 1 double gatefold : illustrations (some color) ; 34 cm + 2 pairs of 3-D glasses.
Language
English
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Description
Jim Curious portrays the fantastical story of a young boy and his thrilling trip to the bottom of the sea in an old-fashioned diving suit. But there are no words telling his tale--only intricately illustrated images in exceptional 3-D. On his journey, Jim initially passes the garbage tossed into the waters by land-dwellers, but soon he goes deeper and deeper, immersing himself in the wonders of the waters. He encounters sea creatures large and small,...
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Description
"A biographical account of engineer Otis Barton and naturalist Will Beebe's record-setting descent into the deep ocean in their Bathysphere craft, making the men the first humans to witness deep sea creatures in their natural habitat"--
Author
Series
Dirk Pitt adventures volume 1
Publisher
Bantam Books
Pub. Date
1985, c1982
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.9 - AR Pts: 12
Physical Desc
270 p. ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
Dirk Pitt's first, most terrific adventure! Dirk Pitt, death-defying adventurer and deep-sea expert, is out to the ultimate test as he plunges into the perilous waters of the Pacific Vortex -- a fog-shrouded sea zone where dozens of ships have vanished without a trace. The latest victim is the awesome superb Starbuck, America's deep-diving nuclear arsenal. Its loss poses an unthinkable threat to national defense. Pitt's job is to find it, salvage...
15) Sphere
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c1998
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (135 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Far below the surface in the mid-Pacific, U.S. officials have isolated what may be the greatest discovery in human history. They've found a huge spacecraft that plunged into the depths--300 years ago. What is the spacecraft's orgin? After three centuries, could there still be a living intelligence aboard?
17) Sealab
Publisher
[publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (55 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Examines the U.S. Navy's Sealab project from the 1960s to create pressurized underwater habitats with science labs and living quarters.
Author
Series
Hannah Bryson volume 2
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2010
Physical Desc
372 p. ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
While mapping the ancient underwater city of Marinth in the Atlantic Ocean, submersible designer Hannah Bryson makes a shocking discovery: she may have finally uncovered the truth about the once-glorious city's mysterious demise. Long ago it was a thriving metropolis bursting with culture and life -- Marinth's sudden disappearance has plagued scientists for years. But now, with her unexpected new findings, Hannah realizes that the ancient city's explosive...
19) Pool
Author
Publisher
Chronicle Books, LLC
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : chiefly color illustrations ; 31 cm.
Language
English
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Description
Two shy children meet at a noisy pool and dive beneath the crowd into a magical undersea land, where they explore a fantastical landscape and meet various creatures.
Author
Series
Publisher
Immedium
Pub. Date
c2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 21 x 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
When the Octonauts, a team of eight animals who explore the ocean, discover a bleached and abandoned coral reef, they learn about the important relationships among animals, plants, and their habitats.
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