The Deep End: Real Facts About the Ocean by Drew Sheneman
on July 11, 2023
ISBN: 0063224550
Genres: Non-Fiction
Format: Picture Book Nonfiction
Source: MSL Book Review
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Reminiscent of the “Magic School Bus” series, but in this instance Miss Frizzle is replaced by an unnamed, dark-skinned scientist in a lab coat who pops up on Brownbeard’s pirate ship. The scientist introduces oceanic inhabitants, such as sea pigs, giant squid, and unusual bioluminescent creatures, but also about ancient undersea explorers. It ends with warnings about the dangers of climate change and overfishing. This book is informative and comical. Text is mostly in the speech bubbles from the scientist, Brownbeard the pirate, and his sidekick Alan, a parrot. Graphic comic-book style illustrations.

Barb Rehmeyer, Liberty Library