Otis and Will Discover the Deep
The Record-Setting Dive of the Bathysphere
Author:Barb Rosenstock
Illustrator: Katherine Roy
Pages: 48
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Book Description:
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.
Review:
This book wowed me. I cannot imagine doing what these two men did, cramming themselves into a tiny metal sphere and going down 600 feet into the deep ocean. They were pioneers and brave, and I was thrilled to adventure with them through the safety of a picture book. 5/5
