Sharks (National Geographic Kids Readers, Level 2)

by Anne Schreiber

Paperback, 2008

Status

Available

Call number

SCI G.450 J

Publication

National Geographic Kids

Pages

32

Description

Juvenile Nonfiction. Nature. Beginning Reader. HTML: He's quick. He's silent. He has five rows of deadly teeth. Chomp! Meet the shark-the fish who ruled the deep before dinosaurs roamed the Earth! This fish has soft cartilage so he can glide, twist, and turn before his prey can say "gulp!" He can smell a single drop of blood in 25 million drops of ocean. He can feel electricity given off by his prey. He will lose and replace more than 10,000 teeth in his lifetime. Cool photos bring kids into the shark's world. Fun facts go deep into the shark's scary science..

Description

He's quick. He's silent. He has five rows of deadly teeth. Chomp! Meet the shark-the fish who ruled the deep before dinosaurs roamed the Earth! This fish has soft cartilage so he can glide, twist, and turn before his prey can say "gulp!" He can smell a single drop of blood in 25 million drops of ocean. He can feel electricity given off by his prey. He will lose and replace more than 10,000 teeth in his lifetime. Cool photos bring kids into the shark's world. Fun facts go deep into the shark's scary science.

Collection

Barcode

3916

Language

Original language

English

Original publication date

2008

Physical description

32 p.; 9 inches

ISBN

142630286X / 9781426302862

Lexile

520L

User reviews

LibraryThing member rachel.bynum
Summary: This is a very interesting book that is full of fun shark facts for a variety of different types of sharks.

Personal Effect: I found this book to be well illustrated with pictures of different types of sharks and I really enjoyed all of the facts that it gave on them. My four year old
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thought they were really cool.

Extension Ideas: Things that start with the letter S. Animals that live in the water.
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LibraryThing member Schuman
Great for learning about sharks, it has everything you ever wanted to know. Very informative good pictures and has fun facts.

Rating

½ (23 ratings; 4.5)

Call number

SCI G.450 J
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