Sharks

A Whale Shark can be longer than a big school bus, but a fully grown Spined Pygmy Shark is shorter than a sheet of typing paper. How does it help one shark to be big? How does it help another shark to be little?

Young readers will discover the cold-blooded facts about the amazing variety of sharks. Here are thirteen of the world’s most amazing meat eaters of the sea, from the all-time favorite, Great White Shark, to the chilling little Cookie Cutter Shark. One is huge. Another is small. One has a giant snout or tail or head. Another has tiny horns or little skin flaps. Readers will learn how each of these traits—big or little—helps a particular type of shark survive in the fish-eat-fish world of the sea.

Sandra Markle, a widely respected author of children’s books, teams up with world-renowned marine-life photographer Doug Perrine to give kids a fun and exciting introduction to sharks. As young readers sink their teeth into the simple text and stunning full-color photographs, they will begin to understand the amazing survival skills of the sea’s most fearsome predators.