PERHAPS A GIFT VOUCHER FOR MUM?: MOTHER'S DAY
Martin W. Sandler has written over seventy books for children and adults, including the National Book Award-winning 1919- The Year That Changed America and the YALSA Nonfiction finalists The Whydah- A Pirate Ship Feared, Wrecked, and Found and Imprisoned. He has also worked as a documentary producer and was nominated for multiple Emmys for writing for television.
"""In individual chapters, the National Book Award–winning author focuses on seven shipwrecks with perhaps lesser-known recognition but notable historical significance...Most important, however, are the connections made to humans’ impact on history, fromtrade routes to technological advances to the horrors of slavery. Photos from the expeditionscenes and lengthy sidebars on such topics as the role of women sponge divers on shipwreckdiscoveries add more insight to this thought-provoking STEM offering."" —Booklist ""A survey of the tools, techniques, and select triumphs of underwater archeology...Historical images of ships at sea join photos of artifacts in place or in various stages of preservation to add both drama and visual detail, and along with quick, tantalizing looks at several other significant wrecks, young explorers will find helpful notes and references at the end. Immersive reading."" —Kirkus Reviews"
