{"product_id":"whale-fall-caf-9780884488484","title":"Whale Fall Caf?","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhen a whale carcass lands on the deep ocean floor, a café opens for business, and the diners don't stop rooting their way through the menu until the cupboards are bare.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHagfish, zombie worms, sleeper sharks--this group of patrons is stranger than the denizens of the Mos Eisley Cantina in Star Wars. A fish in a lab coat, piloting a deep-sea submersible, is our guide to the weirdly fascinating goings-on miles beneath the ocean surface. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe backmatter includes rare whale-fall photos from the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute. Dr. Robert Vrijenhoek of MBARI and Dr. Craig Smith, a deep-ocean ecologist at the University of Hawaii, have helped Jacquie Sewell to ensure scientific accuracy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSewell, Jacquie:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eJacquie Sewell\u003c\/strong\u003e is a former children's librarian and the author of \u003cem\u003eMighty Mac: The Bridge That Michigan Built\u003c\/em\u003e. She honed her history and science writing skills as a freelance writer for \u003cem\u003eLansing City Limits Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e, several hospital publications, \u003cem\u003eCobblestone Magazine, \u003c\/em\u003e and others.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTavis, Dan:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Dan Tavis (Dunbarton, New Hampshire) began doodling in his first math class in elementary school and was inspired to paint upon discovering Bill Watterson's Calvin and Hobbes comic strip. Watterson's work remains a major influence. Dan is the illustrator of Common Critters (Tilbury House, 2020), The Whale Fall Café (Tilbury House, 2021), and the forthcoming Fluffy McWhiskers and the Cuteness Explosion (Simon and Schuster, October 2021) and has a passion to illustrate characters that emotionally connect with the viewer and tell stories through visual narrative. Dan creates illustrations with watercolor, ink, and digital media.","brand":"Tilbury House Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50644648853778,"sku":"9780884488484","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_9a1b608c-fe9a-40dd-bf45-c9acb08ac5f1.jpg?v=1733120064","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/whale-fall-caf-9780884488484","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}