An Oceanographery HeroIn the first of Gwen's holiday specials she follows up on her interview with The Oceanographer by reading about Jacques Cousteau, one of The Oceanographer's heroes. In this mini-podcast she reads a poem from the illustrated book, Manfish: A Story of Jacques Cousteau by Jennifer Berne.If you were inspired by the interview to find out more about the first aqua-lung, and what it means to be an Oceanographer, here are some more links and recommendations.Jacques Cousteau, one of the Oceanographer's heroes, is featured in another beautiful children's book, The Fantastic Undersea Life of Jacques Cousteau by Dan YaccarinoThe series that inspired Gwen so much, by one of Dr Knap's other heroes, are Blue Planet and Blue Planet II with Sir David Attenborough. You can sign up for programme updates and see more about the series here. There is even a BBC Earth podcast!Dr Knap's other hero was Dr. Bob Ballard. You can read his story about discovering the Titanic and other sunken ships on the National Geographic blog here. The whale communication project in the Caribbean that Dr Knap was talking about is called Project CETI (Cetacean Translation Initiative) and you can visit the website or follow it on instagram to find out more.---I am a 7yr old. My name is Gwen Rose. I wanted to do this podcast so all the girls, boys and me could learn about what adults do all day. Visit our website for past episodes and to find out what's coming soon: https://gwengetstowork.com/An Enigma Records Production: https://enigmarecords.co.uk/Support the show

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