Explore Your World: Deep Dive into Deep Sea: Explore Your World #2

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Get ready to dive into the darkest depths of the sea with real-life explorer and scientist, Professor Tim Flannery.
You might think you know about the ocean, but the deep sea is nothing like the beach. Things are WEIRD down there.

Who is the giant squids mortal enemy

Can you see ghosts in the deep sea

Why would a sea cucumber have teeth on its butt

And what on earth is a headless chicken monster

Put on your SCUBA gear youre about to find out!

From the author of the best-sellingExplore Your World:Weird, Wild, Amazing!, this compendium will enthral and enlighten readers with bizarre facts and vibrant illustrations of the most incredible creatures hiding in the deep sea. Prepare to gasp, laugh and squirm in disgust!

Author Bio

Professor Tim Flannery is one of the worlds leading scientists, explorers and conservationists. Hes spent most of his life studying the natural world from mammalogy to palaeontology and has had some incredible adventures along the way, including floating down crocodile-infested rivers and wrestling pythons. Hes discovered 75 new species of animals some that are still living, and others that have been preserved as fossils. Hes worked at museums and universities in Australia and around the world, includingas Director of the South Australian Museum,Visiting Chair in Australian Studies at Harvard University and Distinguished Visiting Fellow at the Australian Museum. He established and co-chaired the Copenhagen Climate Council, was appointed Australias first Climate Commissioner and is the Founder and Chief Councillor of the Australian Climate Council. In 2007, he was named Australian of the Year. He has published over 140 peer-reviewed scientific papers and more thanthirty books, including the award-winningHere on Earth(2010),Atmosphere of Hope(2015) andThe Weather Makers(2005), which has been translated into over 20 languages. This is his second book for children, following on from the best-sellingExplore Your World: Weird Wild, Amazing!.

Sam Caldwell has a particular talent for illustrating the worlds strangest and most fascinating creatures. He grew up in the north of England and now lives in Glasgow, Scotland, where he works as an illustrator and designer. Sam studied painting at the Edinburgh College of Art and is passionate about using texture and colour to tell stories with his art. His illustrations are regularly featured in magazines and newspapers, includingThe Guardian,The IndependentandThe Sydney Morning Herald, and his previous books includeSneaky Shadowsby SC Manchild andExplore Your World: Weird Wild, Amazing!by Tim Flannery.