The story of ocean exploration, from shore to ocean floor.

Seen from space, Earth is a swirl of blue and white. The blue is Earth’s oceans, which cover 70% of its surface. Our planet should really be called Ocean, not Earth. But the ocean is also the most unexplored region of our planet. Until recently we had no idea just how much life could survive in its deepest waters.

From Shore to Ocean Floor is the story of how humans came from building the first boats, to discovering the secrets of the deep. This fascinating, wonderfully illustrated book comes from the author and illustrator of the award winning Balloon to the Moon.

Contents: Myths and legends, First boats, Studying the Tides and Currents, Freediving, Early Submersibles, Diving Suits, The Bends, Jacques Cousteau, Shipwrecks, The Titanic, Sunken Cities, Submarines, Submarine rescue – Chris Momsen, Famous Marine Biologists, Underwater Environments, Plate Tectonics, Underwater Volcanoes, Earthquakes and Tsunamis, Hydrothermal Vents, Deep Sea Submersibles, Deep Sea Challenger, What Lives in the Deep?, Studying the Ocean from Space, Sonar, The Undersea Continent, Why the Oceans Matter, Climate Stability, The Future of the Oceans.