The Deep Dark Ocean E-Book

I.P. Mizzaz

• Herausgeber: Next Chapter
• Kategorie: Für Kinder und Jugendliche
• Sprache: Englisch

Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2022

Beschreibung

After a fateful encounter with a mysterious dragon in their local library, Oliver and Amelia were taken on a magic adventure in space to learn about the sun, the planets, and the formation of the universe!

Now, they're back and as curious as ever. Are sea monsters real? What about sunken treasure? And what exactly is water pressure? Oliver and Amelia want to find out!

Join Oliver, Amelia, and Mizzaz, the dragon on a magic journey through the depths of the ocean as they learn about sharks, whales, pirates, water pressure, sea monsters, and sunken treasure.

Leseprobe

THE DEEP DARK OCEAN

THE DRAGON IN THE LIBRARY

BOOK TWO

I.P. MIZZAZ

ILLUSTRATED BYMARK MILLAR

CONTENTS

1. The Blanket Fort

2. After School Adventure

3. The Big Blue Sea

4. Sunken Treasure

5. The Dark Depths

6. Pirate’s Treasure

7. Never Giving Up

Acknowledgments

About the Author

Copyright (C) 2022 I.P. Mizzaz

Layout design and Copyright (C) 2022 by Next Chapter

Published 2022 by Next Chapter

Edited by Graham (Fading Street Services)

Cover art by CoverMint

This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, or persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental.

All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without the author’s permission.

For you, the reader. Keep a firm hold on your sense of curiosity and wonder. The world is a beautiful place when you know how to look at it.

CHAPTERONE

THE BLANKET FORT

“Land Ho!” shouted Amelia as she looked through the end of an empty paper towel roll. She leaned out of the blanket fort, gripping the couch to keep from falling. “How fast are we moving, Captain?” asked Amelia.

“About four knots!” yelled Oliver. “I think.” He didn’t know what that meant. But he knew it was something someone on a ship would say.

“Swab the poop deck, Max,” said Oliver. Max wagged his tail, then ran out of the blanket fort towards the stairs. Oliver glanced over his shoulder. Oliver and Amelia’s mother was coming down the stairs.

“Ahoy!” shouted Oliver, “Something approaches from the starboard!” He saw his mom smile.

“Oh!” their mom said, “and what do we have here? A couple of pirates, I see!”

“Yeah!” said Oliver. Oliver thought that pirates were cool.

“Be the sea monster, mommy!” said Amelia, “Like this!” Amelia held up a book. The cover of the book had a picture of a ship on it. There was a giant tentacle coming out of the water next to the ship.

“Oh, like that?” said their mother. She made a scary face. She stuck her hands out in front of her. “I’m gonna get you!” said their mom.

Oliver laughed. “Sea monsters don’t talk, Mom!”

“How do you know?” she said, “Have you ever met one?” she said, smiling.

Oliver thought about that. “No,” he admitted. His mom smiled again, then made a scary face.

“Here I come!” She ripped the blanket off the top of the fort.

“Ahhhh!” the children screamed in make-believe terror.

“The ship is sinking!” yelled Amelia.

“We have to repair it!” Oliver yelled back.

Max barked. His tail wagged. He was getting excited.

“I think that’s enough for now,” said their mom, “You two have school in half an hour. Let’s go make some breakfast.”

“Aww, man,” said Amelia. Oliver ran to help his mother make breakfast.

CHAPTERTWO

AFTER SCHOOL ADVENTURE

Oliver and Amelia spent the entire school day thinking about Mizzaz the dragon. They couldn’t wait to go to the library after school.

During recess, Oliver tried explaining the Big Bang theory to his friends from science class. It was tricky without being able to show them. He decided he would ask the librarian if he could bring his book to school. He wanted to share what he learned with the other kids.

Amelia spent her recess talking about sea monsters. “I’m going to see a sea monster later,” Amelia told anyone who would listen. She was very excited to meet with the dragon again.

The children were so excited when the school day ended. They decided they would run all the way to the library.

“Ready?” asked Oliver

“Set!” said Amelia. She crouched like the runners on TV.

“Go!” they both said together.

They took off running. They ran. They pumped their fists. The library was getting closer. Still they ran. Oliver started to slow down.

“We’re almost there,” Amelia said happily.

“Almost there,” he repeated, breathing hard. He felt his legs getting tired. Why was he doing this? He could just walk the rest of the way. He slowed to a walk.

Amelia kept running. She was breathing hard. Her legs felt tired. She ran anyway. Finally she made it to the library. She leaned on the building. She started to catch her breath. She saw Oliver walking up.

“I did it!” she cheered.

“Yeah. So what?” said Oliver, frowning. He was upset that he hadn’t tried harder.

Amelia laughed. “Don’t be like that! I did it is all!” said Amelia. She was proud of herself for trying so hard.

“You’re right, Amelia. I’m sorry.” said Oliver, frowning.

“It’s okay,” she said happily, “Let’s go see Mizzaz!”

Oliver smiled. “Yeah!” he said.

Oliver opened the door for his little sister.

The librarian was at his desk reading a book. He finished the paragraph he was reading, then marked his place with a bookmark. He looked up. “Hello there, little ones,” said the librarian.

“Hi!” they both said in unison.

“We’re gonna read about pirates and sea monsters!” said Amelia.

“Oh my!” said the librarian, smiling.

“Do you have any books on pirates?” asked Oliver.

“Indeed I do,” said the librarian. “Are you familiar with the Dewey Decimal System?”

“No,” Oliver admitted.

“Nuh uh” said Amelia, shaking her head.

“As I am your librarian, it is my duty to explain it to you,” said the librarian, cheerfully. “The Dewey Decimal Classification, or simply, the Dewey Decimal System,” he explained, “is a system for organizing books within libraries. Most of the libraries in the country use this system. It’s not perfect, by any means, but it is helpful for finding books.”