Sunken Treasure

Sunken Treasure
by Gail Gibbons
HarperCollins Publishers (1988)
Interest Level: ages 6-10

Category: Nonfiction
Type: Picture Book

Summary:
In 1622, the Atocha sank off the coast of Florida during a hurricane. The ship was carrying a load of Spanish treasure which was lost at sea. Hundreds of years later, Mel Fisher learned about the Atocha and began a search for the treasure with the help of investors, a crew, and special equipment. It was twenty years before they found the mother lode! An archaeologist, Duncan Mathewson, guided the retrieval efforts to preserve the historical find. To find out more about the search for the Atocha and the preservation efforts, read Sunken Treasure by Gail Gibbons.

Online Connections:
1. Interview with the aughor: www.readingrockets.org/books/interviews/gibbons
2. Author website: www.gailgibbons.com

Book Connections:
1. Treasure Diving With Captain Dom by Yvonne Addario
2. Diving for Sunken Treasure Excerpts from The Jupiter Wreck Trilogy by Dominic Addario

Keywords: buried treasure, ship, divers, Atocha, Mel Fisher