A beginner's guide to caving, with a brief history of the sport, and information on supplies and equipment, basic safety, techniques, training, working as a team, and finding caves to explore.

"Explore caves' layers from the dim entrance zone to the damp dark zone. Learn how life survives in caves' inhospitable conditions and how caves' . . . structures form"--Provided by publisher.

"Explores the . . . world of caves. Readers will learn how caves form and how they change over time, as well as the plants and animals that make caves their home. Featuring . . . photographs, . . . facts, focus questions, and resources for further research, this book . . . support[s] earth science education"--Amazon.com.

Briefly profiles five explorers who have traveled to the most remote corners of the world.

Caves - dark, echoing chambers waiting to be explored! Make reading your superpower with DK's beautiful, leveled nonfiction. Use your reading superpowers to learn all about the coolest caves all over the world - a high-quality, fun, nonfiction reader - carefully leveled to help children progress. Cool Caves is a beautifully designed reader all about caves - the biggest, the most beautiful and even one that plays melodies! The engaging text has been...