Thanks for reminding me of Danny Dunn On The Ocean Floor–the first of the Danny Dunn books I read. I think it’s partly responsible for sparking my love of literature, since I was intrigued when the ship’s captain recited part of Ariel’s “Full fathom five” song from The Tempest.
Something else I forgot to mention previously is how cool it was that Danny’s friend Irene, who joined the series later, was at least as smart as Danny, and a lot more level-headed. She also had ambitions of becoming a scientist, which was very forward-thinking for the time.
