ocean bottom

Photographs and simple text describe various animals that live along the ocean floor and how the coral reefs are formed.

Tom, Bud, and Yo join Tom's dad on the S.S. "Nestor" to see Mr. Swift test his submersible, which he plans to use to search the sea floor for earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and other phenomena, but when a storm hits, Tom risks his life to save his father.

A teddy bear left on the beach is swept out to sea and discovers the wonders on the ocean floor before being returned where he belongs.

Profiles ten unusual ocean ridges and trenches, including the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, Mariana Trench, and East Pacific Rise, describing each one's origin, history, and structure.

Alvin, a deep-diving submarine and her crew of three men, explore the ocean floor. They find many unusual forms of life there.

Describes plant and animal life in the ocean and man's attempts to develop technology for deep sea exploration.

Tom, Bud, and Yo join Tom's dad on the S.S. "Nestor" to see Mr. Swift test his submersible, which he plans to use to search the sea floor for earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and other phenomena, but when a storm hits, Tom risks his life to save his father.

Provides a description of oceans, including waves and currents, animals, plants, and the ocean floor.

A study of the life that exists in the depths of the Atlantic Ocean, discussing the history of deep-sea exploration, and looking at some of the rarely seen phenomena that exists near the ocean floor such as smoking chimneys, pillow lava, football-sized clams, and vampire squid.