''Danny Dunn on the Ocean Floor'' is the fifth novel in the '' Danny Dunn'' series of juvenile science fiction/adventure books written by

Raymond Abrashkin Raymond Abrashkin (March 9, 1911 – August 25, 1960) was an American writer and filmmaker. He is known for writing, co-producing, and co-directing '' Little Fugitive'' and for co-creating and co-writing with Jay Williams the '' Danny Dunn'' se ...

and Jay Williams. The book was first published in 1960.

Plot

Another accident in Professor Bulfinch's laboratory, instigated by Danny, results in the creation of a transparent, resilient material. The material proves useful in creating a

bathysphere The Bathysphere (Greek: , , "deep" and , , "sphere") was a unique spherical deep-sea submersible which was unpowered and lowered into the ocean on a cable, and was used to conduct a series of dives off the coast of Bermuda from 1930 to 1934. The ...

, and Professor Bulfinch, along with his friend Dr. Grimes, Danny, Joe, and Irene, descend into the

Pacific Ocean The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's five oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the Southern Ocean (or, depending on definition, to Antarctica) in the south, and is bounded by the contin ...

on an experimental voyage. Unfortunately, the bathysphere's pilot is rendered unconscious, and the bathysphere becomes trapped in a cave. On their journey, the submarine is examined by a giant squid and attacked by a large shark.

Reception

Floyd C. Gale ''Galaxy Science Fiction'' was an American digest-size science fiction magazine, published in Boston from 1950 to 1980. It was founded by a French-Italian company, World Editions, which was looking to break into the American market. World Edit ...

of ''

Galaxy Science Fiction ''Galaxy Science Fiction'' was an American digest-size science fiction magazine, published in Boston from 1950 to 1980. It was founded by a French-Italian company, World Editions, which was looking to break into the American market. World Editi ...

'' rated the book 4.5 stars out of five for those aged eight to twelve.

Editions

McGraw-Hill * (Paperback, 1960, illustrated by Brinton Turkel) * (Hardback, 1960, illustrated by Brinton Turkel) MacDonald and Jane's * Hardback, 1967, illustrated by Dick Hart) Pocket Books/Archway Books * (Paperback, 1979, #9 in their series, illustrated by Brinton Turkel) * (Paperback, 1983 reissue, illustrated by Brinton Turkel)

References

* Danny Dunn 1960 American novels 1960 children's books 1960 science fiction novels {{1960s-child-sf-novel-stub