Otis and Will Discover the Deep: The Record-Setting Dive of the Bathysphere

The suspenseful, little-known true story of two determined pioneers who made the first dive into the deep ocean.

On June 6, 1930, engineer Otis Barton and explorer Will Beebe dove into the ocean inside a hollow metal ball of their own invention 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 down, down into the deep.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Published: 06/05/2018
ISBN: 9780316393829
Pages: 48
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 11.90h x 9.40w x 0.40d

Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 04/09/2018
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 05/01/2018 - Book Of Special Distinction
Horn Book Magazine 03/01/2018 pg. 111
Booklist 03/01/2018 pg. 44
Kirkus Reviews 04/01/2018
School Library Journal 04/01/2018 pg. 145
BookPage 06/01/2018
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2018 - Outstanding, Noteworthy In Style

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 196782 / Otis and Will Discover the Deep: The Record-Setting Dive of the Bathysphere
Reading Level: 3.6 / Interest Level: Lower Grade / Point Value: 0.5