Why do people scuba dive? What can they expect to see underwater? What's the training and equipment like? Answering these questions for the 10- to 18-year-old age group is the focus of this book. As an introduction to snorkeling and scuba diving, it discusses the appeal of the underwater world, equipment, training, specialty diving and careers. This is the perfect gift for someone you'd like to introduce to diving. It's also a great tool for dive shops to use to show non-divers why we are so passionate about the sport of snorkeling and scuba diving.

Jim Crockett has been a diver/photographer for more than 20 years. His trips have taken him to the waters of Australia, Tahiti, Hawaii, California, the Cayman Islands and other locales. He is the former owner/manager of a dive s hop in Grand Cayman where he and his wife Bobby lived for seven years.