The Fantastic Undersea Life of Jacques Cousteau

By Dan Yaccarino

Paperback

Published on May 8, 2012 | 40 Pages

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Ebook

Published on May 8, 2012 | 40 Pages

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Grades 1–4
Ages 6–9

Jacques Cousteau was the world’s ambassador of the oceans. His popular TV series brought whales, otters, and dolphins right into people’s living rooms. Now, in this exciting picturebook biography, Dan Yaccarino introduces young readers to the man behind the snorkel.

From the first moment he got a glimpse of what lived under the ocean’s waves, Cousteau was hooked. And so he set sail aboard the Calypso to see the sea. He and his team of scientists invented diving equipment and waterproof cameras. They made films and televisions shows and wrote books so they could share what they learned. The oceans were a vast unexplored world, and Cousteau became our guide. And when he saw that pollution was taking its toll on the seas, Cousteau became our guide in how to protect the oceans as well.

Award Winner

Starred Review, Kirkus Reviews, February 1, 2009:
“Cousteau’s enduring fascination with the sea comes through clearly, and can’t help sparking similar feelings in readers.”

Review, The New York Times Book Review, May 10, 2009:
"[A] timely gift to the children– and many parents–who are too young to know the adventures of Captain Cousteau and his ship, Calypso."

Review, Chicago Tribune, May 16, 2009:
"Yaccarino’s illustrations remind us of all the mysterious undersea beauty Cousteau introduced to so many."

Review, San Francisco Chronicle, April 26, 2009:
"With a deft hand, Yaccarino lays the foundation for an extraordinary life."

Review, The Boston Globe, March 22, 2009:
"Exquisitely written and well-researched."

Review, School Library Journal, March 2009:
"Yaccarino deftly provides information about important events in Cousteau’s life while conveying the excitement and wonder that the ocean explorer experienced."

ISBN 9780375844706 (Paperback)
Published on May 8, 2012
Published by Dragonfly Books
Pages 40
Dimensions 9 x 12
Age Range 6-9 years
Grade Grades 1-4
Reading Level Lexile: AD840L | Fountas/Pinnell: O

ISBN 9780375987557 (Ebook)
Published on May 8, 2012
Published by Dragonfly Books
Pages 40
Age Range 6-9 years
Grade Grades 1-4
Reading Level Lexile: AD840L | Fountas/Pinnell: O

Dan Yaccarino

DAN YACCARINO is an internationally acclaimed author-illustrator with more than thirty books to his credit, including Five Little Pumpkins, Doug Unplugged, and an edition of Mother Goose rhymes for Little Golden Books. Yaccarino is also the creator of the animated TV series Oswald and Willa’s Wild Life, and he designed the characters for The Backyardigans.