Solving the puzzle under the sea : Marie Tharp maps the ocean floor / Robert Burleigh ; illustrated by Raúl Colón.
Solving the puzzle under the sea : Marie Tharp maps the ocean floor / Robert Burleigh ; illustrated by Raúl Colón.
By
:
Burleigh, Robert.
Publication Date
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2016
Publication Information
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New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers,
Physical Description
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1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill., photo.
Subject Term
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Cartographers -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Geomorphology -- Juvenile literature.
Submarine topography -- Juvenile literature.
Women -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Additional Contributors
:
Colón, Raúl.
Bibliography Note
:
Includes bibliographical references.
Summary
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Presents the life of the scientist responsible for the first map of the ocean floor, describing her experiences with sexism and her pioneering work which led to the confirmation of the theory of continental drift.
Language
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English
ISBN
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9781481416009
General Note
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"A Paula Wiseman book."