Ocean Trenches and Deep-Sea Life

Discover the deep trenches of our planet’s vast and mysterious oceans! The biggest mysteries live at the very bottom of the ocean, and scientists are learning more every day. Investigate whether the seafloor holds answers to bigger questions about Earth. Created in collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution, this STEAM book will ignite curiosity about deep-sea life and the formation of ocean trenches. It features a hands-on STEAM challenge that is perfect for makerspaces and walks students step-by-step through the engineering design process. Make STEAM career connections with career advice from actual Smithsonian employees working in Earth and space science fields. Explore advanced science topics with older readers with this STEAM book that is ideal for secondary students or ages 10-14. | Discover the deep trenches of our planet’s vast and mysterious oceans! Created in collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution, this STEAM reader dives down to the seafloor and boosts secondary students’ literacy skills. |

Lisa Perlman Greathouse started her writing career as a journalist, working for The Associated Press for over a decade. There, she reported on hundreds of stories, from interviewing presidential candidates to covering plane crashes. From there, she joined a communications agency, where she launched a custom publishing division and developed award-winning magazines for major clients.
During her professional writing career, Lisa's deep commitment to public education launched an interest in writing children's books. Over the past 20 years, she has written dozens of titles for Teacher Created Materials, mostly nonfiction readers, with a focus on science and social studies. Among her favorites is a biography about President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Lisa is a staunch public education advocate who has run for her local school board. She has two adult children and lives in Southern California with her partner.

| "A practical addition to classroom collections in support of science units, or for makerspaces in search of modeling and design ideas." | "These titles would be well suited to science classrooms and will satisfy curious young minds in school and public libraries."