The Lost Wreck of the Isis - Softcover

Ballard, Robert D.

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9780590438537: The Lost Wreck of the Isis

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ISBN 10: 0590438530 ISBN 13: 9780590438537

Publisher: Scholastic, 1990

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Dr. Ballard visits the Mediterranean to explore a Roman shipwreck site and investigate an active underwater volcano.

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Grade 2-8 --The importance of science is underlined in this undersea archeological adventure that discovers and explores an ancient Roman ship. In addition to the romance of an archeological search and the adventure of ships and storms at sea, Ballard shows how the principles of science are used to design and create state-of-the-art searching tools such as robot systems and fiber-optic cables. The story is narrated by Ballard, discoverer of the Titantic and Bismark wrecks. Beautiful full-color photographs illustrate scenes and action; clear, colorful diagrams explain ideas and concepts. This contemporary account is interspersed with imaginative sections that tell the story of Roman shipping in the second century a.d. from the point of view of Antonius, a 14-year-old Roman boy who is aboard the Isis when she sinks. A book that will be popular for reading aloud in the lower grades, and useful as well as interesting for older readers. --Don Reaber, Meadowdale High School, Lynnwood, WA
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