{"product_id":"else-b-in-the-sea-the-woman-who-painted-the-wonders-of-the-deep-hardcover","title":"Else B. in the Sea: The Woman Who Painted the Wonders of the Deep - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJeanne Walker Harvey\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMelodie Stacey\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eElse B. in the Sea\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e is a poetic picture book biography about a daring and pioneering woman artist that combines themes of art and science from author Jeanne Walker Harvey\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eand illustrator\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eMelodie Stacey.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Else 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. It 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Else 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. It was a daring and glamorous adventure and a dream come true for Else B., who shared this new, unfathomable world with humankind.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJeanne Walker Harvey\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of several picture books, including \u003ci\u003eBoats on the Bay\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as the well-received picture book biographies \u003ci\u003eAblaze with Color: A Story of Painter Alma Thomas\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMaya Lin: Artist-Architect of Light and Lines\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in Sonoma, California. \u003cb\u003eMelodie Stacey\u003c\/b\u003e is a fine artist and illustrator whose work can be found in the picture book \u003ci\u003eBeautiful Useful Things\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in Brighton, United Kingdom.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 32\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 10.8 x 9.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 04, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43588045635620,"sku":"9781949480283","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/tobieshouse.com\/products\/else-b-in-the-sea-the-woman-who-painted-the-wonders-of-the-deep-hardcover","provider":"Tobies House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}