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Down in the Blue Ocean: Journey from the Ocean's Surface to Its Deepest Depths

Contributor(s): Accinelli, Gianumberto (Author), Zaffaroni, Giulia (Illustrator), McGuinness, Nanette (Translator)

ISBN: 9781459843318

Publisher: Orca Book Publishers

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Pub Date: March 17, 2026

LCCN: 2025934180

Lexile Code: 1000

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Target Age Group: 09 to 12

Physical Info: 0.50" H x 8.60" L x 11.40" W ( 1.45 lbs) 80 pages

Series: Orca Up and Down

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Description: This illustrated nonfiction book dives into the mysteries of the ocean, from its surface to the bottom of the Mariana Trench, showcasing marine life, currents and conditions at various depths, in a unique format that will have readers feeling like they are descending deeper and deeper with each page.

Brief description:

Gianumberto Accinelli is an entomologist and writer who shares his passion for nature through eco-narration projects. He currently teaches eco-narration at the Free University of Anghiari and Natural Sciences at the Manzoni Scientific High School. He has published several books, including The Wonderful Life of Butterflies and The Wonderful Life of Bees, The Invisible Threads of Nature, A Brief History of a Sunbeam, and Other Invisible Threads of Nature. Gianumberto is also the author of Up in the Blue Sky, the companion to Down in the Blue Ocean. In 2018, he won the prestigious German Youth Literature Award and the Bologna Children's Book Fair Award. Gianumberto lives in Bologna, Italy.

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