Description: "In this volume, you'll see real-life sea creatures like giant isopods, colossal squids, blood-sucking lampreys, and horrific anglerfish. Unravel the mysteries of how these creatures evolved to survive where there is no light, hardly any food, and water pressure so intense it would squash you like a sea slug! Turn the page and prepare to go deep!"--
Brief description: Mike Lawrence grew up camping, hunting, and fishing in the Sierra Nevada mountains. In high school he moved to Oregon where he went camping, hunting, and fishing in the Wallowa Mountains. He now lives in Portland, OR and goes camping and fishing in the Cascade mountain range with his wife and two sons. Mike is the creator of the Star Scout series for First Second and was the illustrator of Muddy Max: The Mystery of Marsh Creek.
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Praise for the Science Comics series:
"The insight behind these books is a powerful one. So much information about the world around us is actually better conveyed visually, through charts, illustrations, and sequential panels, than purely using words." --New York Times "Like having a Time Life Science Library in comic books. Which is awesome!" --Popular Science