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Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Much of the world's oceans remain unexplored. Underwater drones help researchers find shipwrecks and learn more about ocean habitats. Deep-Sea Drones explains how these drones work and how they can be used to make scientific breakthroughs now and in the future. Easy-to-read text, vivid images, and helpful back matter give readers a clear look at this subject. Features include a table of contents, an infographic, a glossary, additional resources, and...
Author
Series
Publisher
Gareth Stevens Publishing
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
48 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Without underwater robots, people never would have been able to explore the shipwreck of the Titanic as much as they have. From mapping the ocean floor to testing water quality, the jobs these robots can do are astounding. Through many examples and full-color photographs, readers dive deep with underwater robots, learning the technology behind these amazing machines and how they help people every day. Sidebars complement the main content with information...
3) Submarines
Author
Series
Publisher
[publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2004]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations ; 24 x ; 29 cm.
Language
English
4) Spare parts: the true story of four undocumented teenagers, one ugly robot, and an impossible dream
Author
Publisher
Farrar Straus & Giroux
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
154 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
In 2004, four undocumented Mexican teenagers arrived at the national underwater robotics championship at the University of California, Santa Barbara. No one had ever told Oscar, Cristian, Luis, or Lorenzo that they would amount to much―until two inspiring high school science teachers convinced the boys to enter the competition. Up against some of the best collegiate engineers in the country, this team of underdogs from Phoenix, Arizona, scraped...
Author
Publisher
Farrar, Straus, and Giroux
Pub. Date
2014.
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 6.9 - AR Pts: 10
Physical Desc
xii, 224 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Four undocumented Mexican American students, two great teachers, one robot-building contest ... and a major motion picture. In 2004, four Latino teenagers arrived at the Marine Advanced Technology Education Robotics Competition at the University of California, Santa Barbara. They were born in Mexico but raised in Phoenix, Arizona, where they attended an underfunded public high school. No one had ever suggested to Oscar, Cristian, Luis, or Lorenzo...
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 5
Lexile measure
880L
Physical Desc
213 pages ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Cory McNab is a member of the Navy's Marine Mammal Program where he is partnered with a search-and-recovery dolphin named Kaj, and their new mission is to help locate a spy submersible lost in North Korean waters--but first they have to win the trust of the Navy SEALs who are assigned to deal with the problem.
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