An outstanding STEM picture book documenting the transformation of an aircraft Carrier that was gutted and turned into the world\'s largest artificial reef.
A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection.
Books for a Better Earth are designed to inspire children to become active, knowledgeable participants in caring for the planet they live on.
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.
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.
Today, it is home to a flourishing variety of marine animals.
The Mighty O was prepped and reefed by a team of more than 150 scientists, engineers, and technicians.
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.
What happens when something designed to be unsinkable gets bombed to the bottom of the ocean floor? With careful preparation, new life can take root! 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.
An outstanding STEM picture book documenting the transformation of an aircraft Carrier that was gutted and turned into the world\'s largest artificial reef
