Cave Sleuths: Solving Science Underground

Driven by curiosity and the desire to preserve lives, they venture into some of the most extreme environments imaginable, places where a single misstep can lead to death. Whether chasing down roaring tornadoes, hiking up steaming volcanoes, squirming on their bellies deep underground, or diving to the lightless unmapped depths of the sea, these scientists conduct work at the cutting edge of new frontiers. Mixing bravery with brilliance, these researchers are the great explorers of our modern age-men and women who are willing to do whatever it takes to chart new territory and advance our understanding of Earth's wonders as they pursue Science on the Edge.

Discusses the science of speleology and what scientists have learned about caves, how they are formed, and what lives in them.

Not all scientists spend their days inside laboratories; a hardy few are out in the field taking high-adrenaline risks to unravel scientific mysteries. In this series, you'll meet daredevil scientists from a variety of disciplines who regularly face danger and their own fears in order to gather crucial data.

Driven by curiosity and the desire to preserve lives, they venture into some of the most extreme environments imaginable, places where a single misstep can lead to death. Whether chasing down roaring tornadoes, hiking up steaming volcanoes, squirming on their bellies deep underground, or diving to the lightless unmapped depths of the sea, these scientists conduct work at the cutting edge of new frontiers. Mixing bravery with brilliance, these researchers are the great explorers of our modern age-men and women who are willing to do whatever it takes to chart new territory and advance our understanding of Earth's wonders as they pursue Science on the Edge.

Ava Ehde - VOYA

These two titles, Venturing the Deep Sea and Cave Sleuths, cover two new areas explored by scientists and related extreme careers in this ongoing, consistently interesting and informative new series. The two previous books in the series, Probing Volcanoes and Chasing Tornadoes, are in the same style--quality books with an extreme edge--to interest even reluctant readers. The science is intriguing here because the two realms focus upon areas primarily considered some of the remaining uncharted territory on earth. The stories of the extreme careers and daredevils are exciting, and each book is filled with interesting facts and anecdotes, which provide a great enticement to make readers explore the topic more deeply on their own. Humankind has long believed that the process of photosynthesis is necessary to the support of all forms of life, yet these two subjects disprove that by demonstrating that both caves and the deep ocean also support life without the aid of photosynthesis. Although these books do not cover either topic extensively, they do include valuable information and both have an excellent glossary of terms, source notes, indexes and further information on resources and would be very helpful to students completing reports or just browsing. The photos of undersea projects, creatures, weird cave and underwater tube formations are all intriguing and lend interest to subjects. This series would appeal to intermediate and middle school readers and would make a useful and appealing addition to both public and school libraries. (Science on the Edge). VOYA CODES: 4Q 3P M J (Better than most, marred only by occasional lapses; Will appeal with pushing; MiddleSchool, defined as grades 6 to 8; Junior High, defined as grades 7 to 9). 2006, Lerner, 80p.; Glossary. Index. Illus. Photos. Maps. Source Notes. Further Reading., PLB . Ages 11 to 15.