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  • Junior Non-fiction
  • 2024
  • First paperback edition.

Great carrier reef

Jessica Stremer

Gordy Wright

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This incredible story brings young readers along on the journey of the aircraft carrier USS Oriskany--the Mighty O--as it gets stripped down to a steel shell for a new life below the waves. After 25 years of service, launching more aircraft than any other carrier of its time, the ship found a new mission as an artificial reef off the coast of Florida. The Mighty O was prepped and reefed by a team of more than 150 scientists, engineers, and technicians. Today, it is home to a flourishing variety of marine animals. Designed to encourage regrowth and protect vulnerable marine life, artificial reefs are a crucial tool in the fight against overfishing, pollution, and warming water temperatures. Extensive back matter reveals more about the Mighty O's history, the diseases eating away at the world's natural reef systems, and the role artificial reefs play under the sea, and budding marine biologists will love poring over the exquisite illustrations.

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Title Statement Great carrier reef / by Jessica Stremer ; illustrated by Gordy Wright.
Series Books for a better earth
Author Stremer, Jessica
Additional Contributors Wright, Gordy
Publication New York: Holiday House,2024.©2023
Edition First paperback edition.
Extent of Item 39 pages
ISBN 9780823458776 (trade paperback)
Other Number pr07450140
General Notes Originally published in hardcover: New York : Holiday House, 2023.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary This incredible story brings young readers along on the journey of the aircraft carrier USS Oriskany--the Mighty O--as it gets stripped down to a steel shell for a new life below the waves. After 25 years of service, launching more aircraft than any other carrier of its time, the ship found a new mission as an artificial reef off the coast of Florida. The Mighty O was prepped and reefed by a team of more than 150 scientists, engineers, and technicians. Today, it is home to a flourishing variety of marine animals. Designed to encourage regrowth and protect vulnerable marine life, artificial reefs are a crucial tool in the fight against overfishing, pollution, and warming water temperatures. Extensive back matter reveals more about the Mighty O's history, the diseases eating away at the world's natural reef systems, and the role artificial reefs play under the sea, and budding marine biologists will love poring over the exquisite illustrations.
Subjects & Genres
By Topic Artificial reefs--Juvenile literature--Florida
By Name Oriskany (Aircraft carrier : CVA 34)--Juvenile literature--History
By Location Oriskany Reef (Fla.)--Juvenile literature--History
By Genre Picture books
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