Sharks! (All Aboard Reading) - Softcover

Clarke, Ginjer L.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0448424908 ISBN 13: 9780448424903

Publisher: Penguin Young Readers, 2001

Synopsis

The very youngest readers can learn all about sharks-the fiercest of the fish family-in this informative Level 1. The simple, clear text and striking pictures makes this a perfect first introduction to these amazing creatures.

About this title

About the Author:

Ginjer L. Clarke has written many books for Penguin Young Readers, including Freak Out! and Watch Out!

From School Library Journal:

Gr 1-3-An easy-reader look at those most popular, if fearsome, fish. Eye-catching illustrations accompany Clarke's text, which includes basic facts on shark physiology and reproduction (no mention of mating), and their wide variety of size, shape, and coloration (speaking of which, Petruccio's lemon shark is brilliantly yellow, and his pink goblin shark, determinedly pink). Oversimplification creeps in with such generalizations as "And sharks love to eat seals" that should be modified by the word "some," as whale sharks are plankton grazers and tiny lantern sharks would not have a prayer of preying on a swiftly swimming seal. However, the topic is surefire, and this book, which is simpler than Allan Fowler's The Best Way to See a Shark (Children's, 1995) or Melvin Berger's Chomp! (Scholastic, 2001), and on about the same level as Joanna Cole's Hungry, Hungry Sharks (Random, 1986), will circulate nicely.

Patricia Manning, formerly at Eastchester Public Library, NY

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About this edition

• Publisher: Penguin Young Readers
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0448424908
• ISBN 13: 9780448424903
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Petruccio Steven James