A review by ashylibrarian
Dive!: The Story of Breathing Underwater by Chris Gall

informative medium-paced

3.5

A nicely illustrated picture book exploring the history of underwater diving and how humans crafted various tools to help us breathe underwater.  The author mixes in information about diving and the impact water pressure has on the human body with small nuggets mixed in sharing relatable moments, like having your ears pop and blowing up a pool floaty, to reasonable experiments, like placing an empty cup in water and watching how the air stays trapped inside. 

The back matter is full of accessible information: how to support our oceans, how to become a diver, career opportunities in diving, and TONS of water-themed fun facts!

This book is best suited for younger readers with stronger reading skills or as a read-aloud with some adjustments as the text blocks are written in smaller text with full paragraphs on each page.