Gibbons Gail - Sunken Treasure - Paperback

Binding: Paperback
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)
Title: Sunken Treasure
Author(s): Gibbons Gail
Publisher: Harpercollins Publishers Inc
Barcode: 9780064460972
Pages: 32 Pages
Publication Date: 3/16/1990
Category: Offshore Engineering