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1) Submarines
Author
Series
Publisher
Mitchell Lane Publishers
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
They hide quietly in the ocean. They send torpedoes and missiles to enemy targets. They explore the ocean depths to learn more about the world in which we live. They are the jewels of the United States Navy. They have helped win wars. They are submarines. This book discusses how they work, their history, and more.
2) Submarines
Author
Series
Publisher
Random House Children's Books
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
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Description
Young readers are in for the most exciting trip of their lives as they venture into a nuclear submarine! While touring the vessel from bow to stern, they learn about the history and mechanics of subs, their military and scientific uses, and the incredible discomfort–and danger–of life onboard. Illustrated with photographs, this is easy-to-read, high-interest nonfiction at its most compelling!
4) Submarines
Author
Publisher
Children's Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Presents an introduction to submarines.
Author
Series
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Are you ready to dive deep under the sea? Make reading your superpower with DK's beautiful, leveled nonfiction. Use your reading superpowers to learn all about living and working deep under the surface of the ocean - a high-quality, fun, nonfiction reader - carefully leveled to help children progress. Submarines and Submersibles is a beautifully designed reader all about life and work under water. The engaging text has been carefully leveled using...
Author
Publisher
Lerner Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
Formats
Description
Submarines are mighty and sneaky military watercraft. But did you know that they can carry an entire crew of people? Or that they can track where other boats are in the water? Learn more in this look at these impressive machines! Learn about different military vehicles in the Military Machines series—part of the Lightning Bolt Books™ collection. With high-energy designs, appealing photos, and lively text, Lightning Bolt Books™ bring nonfiction...
Author
Series
Publisher
DK
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
Help your child power up their reading skills and learn all about living and working deep under the surface of the ocean with this fun-filled nonfiction reader carefully leveled to help children progress.
DK Super Readers Level 2: Submarines and Submersibles will introduce kids to a parade of hidden ocean worlds and unusual lives – including sharks and other sea animals, mysterious wrecks, and how some people live and work in...
DK Super Readers Level 2: Submarines and Submersibles will introduce kids to a parade of hidden ocean worlds and unusual lives – including sharks and other sea animals, mysterious wrecks, and how some people live and work in...
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Formats
Description
James P. Delgado, President and CEO of the Institute of Nautical Archaeology, presents a detailed and visually stunning examination of the history and development of the modern nuclear submarine. Calling on his training as a nautical archaeologist who was among the first explorers to dive the Titanic, Delgado recreates the story of the submarine from the bottom up – that is through eerie photographs of subs at the bottom of the sea. In addition,...
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
American submarines played important roles in some of the biggest battles of the Pacific War, including the Battle of Midway and the Battle of Leyte Gulf. Yet the biggest contribution of the submarine force was not in sinking warships, it was in the destruction of Japanese maritime trade. Dive under the sea to explore US submarine warfare.
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Language
English
Description
"A gripping true-life thriller about the first US submarine to sink a Japanese aircraft carrier-and the sub's tragic twist of fate"--
In 1939 off the New England coast, the submarine USS Squalus accidentally sinks to the bottom of the sea during a training exercise, killing half her crew. Coming to the rescue is the USS Sculpin, in many ways the Squalus's twin. As their oxygen supply dwindles, the remaining crew aboard the Squalus are saved in a...
12) Final option
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Series
Oregon files volume 14
Language
English
Description
When the CIA realizes the identities of three American spies in Brazil have been compromised, they turn to Juan Cabrillo and the crew of the Oregon to rescue the agents. What seems a routine operation turns out to be a trap designed by Juan Cabrillo's greatest enemy, a man driven by hate to seek the ultimate revenge. At the heart of the plot is a state-of-the-art ship that is identical to the Oregon: same weaponry, same technology, same ability to...
13) The grim grotto
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Series
A series of unfortunate events volume 11
Publisher
HarperCollins
Language
English
Description
Still pursued by the evil Count Olaf, the Baudelaire orphans attempt to reach a very important VFD meeting, but first they must travel in a rattletrap submarine to the Gorgonian Grotto, a dangerous underwater cave, in search of the sugar bowl.
14) Submarine
Author
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2003.
Language
English
Description
Features how submersible vessels work and what it's like to live underwater.
Author
Series
Magic tree house. Original series volume 9
Language
English
Description
The #1 bestselling chapter book series of all time celebrates 25 years with new covers and a new, easy-to-use numbering system!
It's sink or swim for Jack and Annie when the Magic Tree House whisks them off to the middle of the ocean. Luckily, they find a mini-submarine on a coral reef. Unluckily, they are about to meet a giant octopus and one very hungry shark. Will the dolphins save the day? Or are Jack and Annie doomed to be dinner?
Did...
It's sink or swim for Jack and Annie when the Magic Tree House whisks them off to the middle of the ocean. Luckily, they find a mini-submarine on a coral reef. Unluckily, they are about to meet a giant octopus and one very hungry shark. Will the dolphins save the day? Or are Jack and Annie doomed to be dinner?
Did...
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English
Description
'Immediately a long tentacle reached in through the opening like a snake, and a score of others waved about above it' -- At first they think it is a giant sea monster -- a vast black object, menacing the oceans and causing panic over the world. Yet when Professor Aronnax joins an expedition to hunt down the creature, he and his two companions discover it is a giant submarine, the Nautilus. Captured and held prisoner on board by its captain, Nemo --...
17) Arctic gambit
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Series
Language
English
Description
"Jerry Mitchell, now the commodore of submarine Development Squadron Five, is dismayed when USS Toledo is reported missing in Arctic waters, close to Russian territory. The vessel is captained by his former shipmate and close friend, Lenny Berg. Eager to investigate, Jerry convinces the Navy to redirect one of his squadron's boats to find out what happened."--Amazon
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Series
Jack Ryan and John Clark novels volume 4
Language
English
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Description
The Soviets' new ballistic-missile submarine is attempting to defect to the United States, but the Soviet Atlantic fleet has been ordered to find and destroy her at all costs. Can Red October reach the U.S. safely?
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Series
Secret Explorers volume 1
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Formats
Description
The secret explorers jump into action to save a pod of humpback whales, but when Connor and Roshini's submarine malfunctions, the explorers could be the ones in trouble.
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