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This appealing nonfiction picture book from Washington Post/Children''s Book Guild Award winner Gail Gibbons introduces young readers to the excitement of real-life treasure hunts.

A rotting hull of a ship...lost gold...coins...gems...sunken treasure!

Treasure hunting is a big business. Searchers use metal detectors and sonar to locate treasure on the ocean floor. Divers use high-powered machinery to uncover objects buried in the sand and to raise them to the surface. And more than just treasures are discovered. A whole window into the past is opened up. A salvage can take months or even years. But it''s worth it!

An attractive and very informative book, well organized, and easily accessible to younger readers. (The Horn Book)

Sunken Treasure Reading Rainbow Books

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      Publisher: HarperCollins
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 3/16/1990 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780064460972, 978-0064460972
      ISBN10: 0064460975
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      Description

      Book Synopsis

      This appealing nonfiction picture book from Washington Post/Children''s Book Guild Award winner Gail Gibbons introduces young readers to the excitement of real-life treasure hunts.

      A rotting hull of a ship...lost gold...coins...gems...sunken treasure!

      Treasure hunting is a big business. Searchers use metal detectors and sonar to locate treasure on the ocean floor. Divers use high-powered machinery to uncover objects buried in the sand and to raise them to the surface. And more than just treasures are discovered. A whole window into the past is opened up. A salvage can take months or even years. But it''s worth it!

      An attractive and very informative book, well organized, and easily accessible to younger readers. (The Horn Book)

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