Amazing Sharks! (I Can Read Book 2 Series)

by Sarah L. Thomson, Wildlife Conservation Society (Photographer)

Overview

Did you know that some sharks can . . .

• glow in the dark!
• grow to be as long as a fire truck!
• lose thousands of teeth during their lives!
• feel electricity in the water!

Filled with outstanding photographs from the Wildlife Conservation Society, Amazing Sharks! is a new title in an exciting nonfiction I Can Read Book series. The series explores the amazing animals that share our world and how we can help them survive.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780060544560
Publisher:	HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date:	10/10/2006
Series:	I Can Read Book 2 Series
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	32
Sales rank:	9,696
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.12(d)
Age Range:	4 - 8 Years

About the Author

Sarah L. Thomson is the author of Stars and Stripes: The Story of the American Flag, a Nebraska Golden Sower Award finalist; all the Wildlife Conservation Society I Can Read Books, including Amazing Tigers!, winner of an Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Gold Seal Award; and What Lincoln Said, written with "admirable simplicity" (ALA Booklist). Sarah lives in Portland, Maine.

Editorial Reviews

K-Gr 2-Illustrated with full-page, full-color photographs, this highly readable title explains basic facts of shark life and elaborates on the diversity of different species. Clear comparisons are made with real-life objects; readers learn that some sharks are so small that they can be held in the palm of the hand while others are longer than a pickup truck. Concepts and new vocabulary are explained in context with a pronunciation guide for harder words in parentheses. Common misconceptions are also considered: humans are more likely to be hit by lightning than killed by a shark. A discussion of the need to protect the animals' habitat includes the fact that "people have killed more than half of all the sharks in the world."-Kathleen Meulen, Blakely Elementary School, Bainbridge Island, WA Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information.

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