  | Great Carrier Reef (Books For A Better Earth) Author: Stremer, Jessica | |
| Price: $23.28 | ||
Summary:
A STEM picture book documenting the transformation of an aircraft carrier that was gutted and turned into the world's largest artificial reef.
| Illustrator: | Wright, Gordy |
Reviews:
Kirkus Reviews (04/15/23)
Booklist (06/15/23)
The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books (00/06/23)
The Hornbook (+) (00/07/23)
Full Text Reviews:
Booklist - 06/01/2023 This picture book introduces the Mighty O, a decommissioned U.S. aircraft carrier that was purposefully sunk off the coast of Florida to create an artificial reef to help improve the surrounding ocean habitat. A combination of simple declarative sentences and sentence fragments describes the action in present tense, explaining how various types of ocean life need support, why a huge carrier makes a good substitution for a natural reef, and all the tasks that must be done to prepare the Mighty O for its new mission: severing cables and wires, and removing copper, fuel, oil, and paint. The ship is carefully sunk with explosives, ensuring that it ends up on the ocean floor upright, exactly situated to have the greatest impact. These preparations are minutely detailed in illustrations that show the multiple simultaneous actions taking place on board the Mighty O, effectively contrasting the calm underwater scenes as fish, urchins, mollusks, and other ocean critters take up residence. This unique title with generous back matter will appeal to environmentalists and big-boat enthusiasts alike. - Copyright 2023 Booklist.
Booklist - 06/15/2023 This picture book introduces the Mighty O, a decommissioned U.S. aircraft carrier that was purposefully sunk off the coast of Florida to create an artificial reef to help improve the surrounding ocean habitat. A combination of simple declarative sentences and sentence fragments describes the action in present tense, explaining how various types of ocean life need support, why a huge carrier makes a good substitution for a natural reef, and all the tasks that must be done to prepare the Mighty O for its new mission: severing cables and wires, and removing copper, fuel, oil, and paint. The ship is carefully sunk with explosives, ensuring that it ends up on the ocean floor upright, exactly situated to have the greatest impact. These preparations are minutely detailed in illustrations that show the multiple simultaneous actions taking place on board the Mighty O, effectively contrasting the calm underwater scenes as fish, urchins, mollusks, and other ocean critters take up residence. This unique title with generous back matter will appeal to environmentalists and big-boat enthusiasts alike. - Copyright 2023 Booklist.
