{"product_id":"else-b-in-the-sea-book","title":"Else B. in the Sea - Book","description":"\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eElse B. in the Sea\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a poetic picture book biography honoring a daring and pioneering woman artist that combines themes of art and science.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eElse Bostelmann donned a red swimsuit and a copper diving helmet and, with paints and brushes in hand, descended into the choppy turquoise sea off the coast of Bermuda.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt was 1930, and few had ventured deep into the sea before. She discovered a fairyland six fathoms below the surface—fantastic coral castles, glittering sunbeams, swaying sea plumes, and slender purple sea fans. And fish! Flashy silverfish, puckering blue parrotfish, iridescent jellyfish.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eElse painted under the sea! She painted what she saw with her own eyes, and, back on land, she painted the never-before-seen deep-sea creatures described by world-renowned scientist William Beebe on his momentous 1930s bathysphere expeditions for the New York Zoological Society’s Department of Tropical Research.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt was a daring and glamorous adventure and a dream come true for Else B., who shared this new, unfathomable world with humankind.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A hugely appealing story,\" said \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eBooklist\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e in a starred review of this lovely picture book biography from author Jeanne Walker Harvey and illustrator Melodie Stacey. \"Readers will feel as if they have taken the plunge, too.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pc-book-specs\"\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eBook Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 32 pages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9.4 x 10.8 in.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hardcover\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\/Distributor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hachette - Harry N. Abrams\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 2024\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9781949480283\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"HACHETTE - HARRY N. ABRAMS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67857597890805,"sku":"HNA083","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0829\/2198\/0149\/files\/HNA083_104.jpg?v=1793862534","url":"https:\/\/paracay.com\/products\/else-b-in-the-sea-book","provider":"Paradise Cay Publications, Inc.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}