Book: Dark Day in the Deep Sea

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         Title:  Dark Day in the Deep Sea

·        Author: Mary Pope Osborne                                                                      

·        Illustrator: Sal Murdocca

·        Publisher: Random House

·        Copyright: 2008 by Mary Pope Osborne    

·        ISBN#:978-0-357-83731

·        Genre: Oceanography children book, Fiction

·        Library Location: Pampa Lovett Memorial Library

·        Summary:

Jack and Annie set out on another adventure to find the four secrets of happiness for Merlin. They have found two of the secrets and they are on their way to find the third. They start out in their hometown in a magical tree house. They have a book called the Deep Sea; they open it up and make a wish. They arrive on a beach back in time to meet the HMS Challenger. They get to come aboard the ship and explore the magical world deep under the sea. They discover many wonderful creatures with the help of Henry. At the end of the day, they discover that all creatures should be honored and treated with respect. The crew had to listen to the truth to understand this meaning. Jack and Annie had discovered the third secret and went back to their own time by the tree house.

    

·        Personal Comments:

 I liked this book because it had facts about the ocean and the history of the first ships to sail around the world searching for the treasures under the vast ocean and the creatures in them. They discovered how the landscape was under the ocean. Without these brave sailors, we would know about our oceans. It gives the students the facts need to understand how the ocean became known to the world, but it is a fictional story to keep them interested about the story.

·        Suggested Use in Classroom:

            I would use this in the classroom when I was going to teach the students about the ocean. It is a small book so it would not take long to read. In addition, it has facts on how they determined the depth of the ocean, how they caught specimens, and how they named many creatures from the dark depths of the water. It is an adventure story of kids close to the age of my

students. It also has a meaning of life where it teaches the kids what true happiness is. This can help with children’s home lives and how they can make their lives better.