Shipwrecked!
Diving for Hidden Time Capsules on the Ocean Floor
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- 149,00 kr
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- 149,00 kr
Publisher Description
A 2024 Sibert Honor Book
A 2024 ALSC Notable Book
"(A) deeper dive into marine archaeology...enlivened by photographs, diagrams and archival images, describes sunken vessels as ‘time capsules’ and the ocean floor itself as ‘the world’s greatest museum.’ But what extraordinary things have been found, despite the depth and waves!"—The Wall Street Journal
From National Book Award–winning author Martin W. Sandler, here is a fascinating look at what shipwrecks reveal about our world’s past—and how exploring them led to the development of a whole new field of science: marine archaeology.
Most of the world’s ocean floor remains to be discovered. In fact, it’s estimated to be home to over 3 million sunken vessels and countless treasures of the past. This enthralling and adventure-filled nonfiction book for young readers recounts some of the most captivating shipwrecks from history, ranging from the Shinan, a Chinese merchant ship laden with riches from the 14th century, to the HMS Erebus and Terror, two polar exploration ships that mysteriously disappeared in the early 1800s. Combining new research, stunning archival material, and vivid storytelling, Shipwrecked! dives deep into the world of marine archaeology and shows young readers what each discovery reveals about the world before our time.
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"Some three million shipwrecks lie on the ocean floor, and along with them, much of human history hides beneath the waves," writes National Book Award winner Sandler in an immersive narrative nonfiction work that details the history of marine archeology, from the "plunder techniques of the earliest salvagers to... precise and orderly science-driven excavations." Beginning in 1900 with the "first-ever organized excavation of a shipwreck"—sponge divers' findings of Greek marble and bronze sculptures off the island Anti-kythera—the work also traces the 1982 raising of Henry VIII's flagship, the 2011 finding of slave ship São José Paquete de Africa, and the 2022 revelation of the Endurance beneath Antarctic ice. Alongside urgent-sounding text, sidebars introduce topics including haenyeo, human remains, the Middle Passage, and technological inventions that have gradually made wrecks accessible for study and recovery. Filled with photos of artifacts, the excavation process, and vessels recovered, it's a fascinating read that paints each shipwreck as "a pristine historic time capsule" and marine archaeology as "one of the newest, most dynamic, and most rewarding of all the sciences." Ages 10–14.
