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Sunken Treasure

Author: Gail Gibbons   Series: Reading Rainbow Books (Paperback)

Describes the many-years-long search for the treasure that went down with the Atocha, a Spanish galleon sunk off Florida in a hurricane in 1622. Includes facts about four other famous shipwrecks.

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Describes the many-years-long search for the treasure that went down with the Atocha, a Spanish galleon sunk off Florida in a hurricane in 1622. Includes facts about four other famous shipwrecks.

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Description

This appealing nonfiction picture book from Washington Post/Children’s Book Guild Award winner Gail Gibbons introduces young readers to the excitement of real-life treasure hunts.

A rotting hull of a ship...lost gold...coins...gems...sunken treasure!

Treasure hunting is a big business. Searchers use metal detectors and sonar to locate treasure on the ocean floor. Divers use high-powered machinery to uncover objects buried in the sand and to raise them to the surface. And more than just treasures are discovered. A whole window into the past is opened up. A salvage can take months or even years. But it's worth it!

"An attractive and very informative book, well organized, and easily accessible to younger readers." (The Horn Book)

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Critic Reviews

“"Gibbons at her best."”

"An attractive and very informative book, well organized, and easily accessible to younger readers." -- The Horn Book

-- Publishers Weekly

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About the Author

Gail Gibbons, author of more than one hundred books, is the winner of the Washington Post/Children"s Book Guild Award for her overall contribution to children"s nonfiction literature. Called a "master of picture book nonfiction" by ALA Booklist, Ms. Gibbons has a special talent for making complex subjects understandable and entertaining for young readers.

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A rotting hull of a ship...lost gold...coins...gems...Sunken Treasure! Today treasure hunting is a big business. Searchers use metal detectors and sonar to locate treasure on the ocean floor. Divers use high-powered machinery to uncover objects buried in the sand and to raise them to the surface. And more than just treasures are discovered. A whole window into the past is opened up. A salvage can take months or even years. But it's worth it!

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Product Details

Publisher
HarperTrophy | HarperCollins
Published
31st March 1990
Edition
1st
Pages
32
ISBN
9780064460972

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