Shark / written by Miranda MacQuitty.
"Did you know that sharks first appeared in the oceans 200 million years before the dinosaurs, and that they have an electrical sixth sense that helps them locate their prey? How dangerous is a great white shark? Can a whale shark really grow as big as a city bus? If you find yourself seeking the answers to these questions, then this may be the book for you! Discover where they live, why they are hunted, and what can be done to protect them. The book even takes you inside a shark to learn how it eats and breathes. It explains, too, how they can swim so fast and how different tail shapes affect the way each species moves. You'll see for yourself how a lemon shark is born, and which looks stranger, the hammerhead or the horn shark. Learn, too, about their relatives, the manta rays and skates. Throughout the pages of this newly-revised incredible history book, you can expect to find up to 20 percent new images, including photography and updated diagrams; ... information updated by expert consultants; ... amazing facts, infographics, statistics, and timelines; [and] ... eyewitness accounts from experts in the field."-- Provided by Amazon.
Record details
- ISBN: 0744056403
- ISBN: 0744056411
- ISBN: 1685056490
- ISBN: 9780744056402
- ISBN: 9780744056419
- ISBN: 9781685056490
- Physical Description: 72 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 29 cm.
- Edition: American edition. New edition. Revised edition.
- Publisher: New York, NY : DK Penguin Random House, 2022.
Content descriptions
- General Note:
- Includes index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- What is a shark? -- Close relatives -- Inside a shark -- First sharks -- Amazing grace -- Making sense -- Reproduction -- Live young -- Teeth and diet -- Friend or foe? -- Great white shark -- Gentle giants -- Basking beauties -- Angel sharks -- Horn sharks -- Hammerheads -- Weird and wonderful -- Shark articfacts -- Shark attack -- Shark at bay -- Filming sharks -- Studying sharks -- Tagging sharks -- Overkill -- Use and abuse -- Save the shark! -- Did you know? -- Find out more -- Glossary -- Index.
- Target Audience Note:
- Reading age: 9-12 years. Amazon.Grade level: 4-7. AmazonIG1170L Lexile
- Study Program Information Note:
- Accelerated Reader AR MG 7.3 1 17242.
Search for related items by subject
- Subject:
- Sharks > Juvenile literature.
Sharks > Anatomy > Juvenile literature.
Sharks > Behavior > Juvenile literature.
Sharks > Habitat > Juvenile literature. - Genre:
- Illustrated works.
Instructional and educational works.
Search for related items by series
Available copies
- 23 of 38 copies available at NC Cardinal.
- 0 of 4 copies available at Onslow County Public Library. (Show)
Holds
- 0 current holds with 38 total copies.
Show All Copies
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albemarle Main Library | J 597.3 Mac (Text) | 31010000811614 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Bryan Memorial Library | J 597.3 Mac (Text) | 810191001863981 | Juvenile New Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Danbury Public Library | J 597.3 MAC (Text) | 30672100403112 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
| East Bend Public Library | J 597.3 MAC (Text) | 30667100173558 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Fairview Library | j597.3 MAC (Text) | 0020513395168 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Fletcher Branch | J597.3 M (Text) | 33258010240336 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Harnett County Main Library | J 597.3 Mac (Text) | 33630004797531 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Hudson (Caldwell) | J 597.3 Ma (Text) | 50669013045472 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Leland Library | J 597.3 MAC (Text) | 31423621397105 | Juvenile Nonfiction Series | Available | - |
| Lexington Public Library | J 597.3 MAC (Text) | 25908007632503 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
