A book that explores the places hardest to reach, from the molten depths of our planet to the frigid depths of outer space. Linking seemingly diverse subject matter, it invites the reader to explore worlds hidden from view.

** Winner of the 2023 CBCA Book of the Year Award Eve Pownall Award **

What hidden worlds lie beneath your feet? Or in the deepest parts of the ocean, where not even sunlight can reach? Come on a journey to meet glowing deep-sea creatures, zombie-making fungi and the trillions of tiny workers that live inside your own body. But be warned, things can get a little strange in the deep...

Deep is an illustrated non-fiction book that explores the places hardest to reach, from the molten depths of our planet to the frigid depths of outer space. Linking seemingly diverse subject matter, it invites the reader to explore worlds hidden from view.

Welcome to the deep • Deep Ocean: Giants of the deep; It gets weird down here; The ocean floor • Deep Forest: By day, by night; Trees that talk; The ground crew • Deep Earth: Hidden treasure; Caves; A home underground; The city below; In the sewers; Buried secrets • Deep Time: Clues to the past; What we leave behind; The path ahead • Deep Space: What we can see; What we can't see; Into the unknown • Deep Inside: Under your skin; A team of trillions • Deep Connections: Surviving the deep • Glossary • Find Out More • Index