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Jacques-Yves Cousteau: His Story Under the Sea (Unlocking the Secrets of Science) (Unlocking the Secrets of Science)
JacquesYves Cousteau His Story Under the Sea - Unlocking the Secrets of Science Author:John Bankston Like space, the ocean is a place that has inspired people to describe it in fantastic stories. In the twentieth century, however, one very special man sought to uncover its secrets. He would shatter diving barriers by going deeper than anyone before him. He developed a system which made it possible for anyone?not just professional divers? to exp... more »lore the ocean at depths only once imagined. Through filmmaking, he brought the wonders of the ocean into the living rooms of people around the world. As a teenager, he was a rowdy youth, a juvenile delinquent even, the kind of kid parents worry about and teachers feel will never amount to anything. He proved them wrong, but not before enduring a tragic accident that nearly ended his life, and then gave him his life's work. His name is Jacques Cousteau and this is his story?the story of a man who brought the ocean's mysterious depths to the surface.« less