Everything Sharks: All the shark facts, photos, and fun that you can sink your teeth into

by Ruth Musgrave

Satisfy the shark-fact feeding frenzy! These torpedo-shaped swimmers are an obsession for many kids. In Everything Sharks, exciting photos depict great whites, hammerheads, and more. Scientists tell hair-raising tales about encounters. With its awesome facts and action-packed images, this book brings kids close to the mysterious lives of sharks.

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Genres: Animals, Childrens, Science, Nonfiction

64 pages, Library Binding

First published April 12, 2011

Reviews

[Grace Poolman · Rating 5 out of 5]

Typically when people think about sharks they see the first cover image in their heads. Angry, scary, and big teeth. This book was very educational. It showed sharks in a positive way and gave fun facts about them that people may not know. This is a great book for early readers and I would recommend it to my first graders especially the ones who love animals. There are no diverse characters considering the characters are sharks, but overall I enjoyed this book.

[Jacob Ellman]

SHARKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Heidi · Rating 5 out of 5]

Did you know that sharks can here pray 820 feet away (over 2 football fields) away? Or that sharks can smell blood one-half mile away? or that sharks like the color yellow because it is easy to see under water? These and other fascinating facts about sharks can be found in this book. Maintaining their high standards, National Geographic has produced another book that begs to be shared. Whether the reader shares facts like those above or the gorgeous photographs, the book is perfect for all those shark-lovers out there, and even those who don't particularly care for sharks will find the information interesting. The book would also be very useful in teaching students how to read graphs, diagrams, and maps, as well as the importance of good captions. Highly recommended.

[Sunah Chung · Rating 5 out of 5]

The book introduces diverse shark species and depicts their traits and characteristics in details with authentic photos. By judging its book cover, a shark coming out of the water as if it attacks a photographer, I assumed that the book would contain a plethora of negative images. However, the good thing about this book is that the contents shows positive images of sharks as well. For instance, the book points out that sharks were not notorious in the past. In ancient cultures, sharks were honored as protectors as well as guardians. It also encourages readers to be friends with sharks instead of fearing these ocean creatures.

[Milo · Rating 5 out of 5]

I like to sit at the breakfast table and ask my Mama and Papa to name their top 100 favorite sharks. When my Mama says that she doesn't know that many, I tell her she just needs to name 10 to 15. Then, I grab one of my shark books and help her learn what I know. Mama likes this book because it helped answer her question, "How are sharks different than other sea animals?" There were five characteristics that she thought made identifying them easy.

Lots of fun facts in this book.

[Westcoast_girl · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is great for any young person wanting to learn more about sharks.

There are plenty of pictures, fun facts, and side bars that pull in the reader's interest. Comparisons, statistics, and drawings help to further increase the understanding of the reader.

All the information was accurate and clearly put.

[Oceanscape Network · Rating 4 out of 5]

It's hard to beat National Geographic Books when it comes to some of the most amazing images you'll ever see of the natural world. Ruth Musgrave's Everything Sharks is certainly no exception. The book contains photos of sharks we've never seen anywhere else, along with plenty of natural history and conservation information geared toward the intermediate ages and middle school.

[Sofia · Rating 3 out of 5]

I read this for no specific reason, I just randomly decided to, since I have a copy of it.

Anyways, this book covered every subject, in relation to sharks, just as it's title says.

I guess if you're into sharks, go ahead and read this book...

[Yesenia MR · Rating 4 out of 5]

There are great photos as well as facts in this book about sharks. Scientists tell of their real life encounters with sharks. This book is sure to engage kids are they read. This book supports K-12 educators with ELA Common Core Resources.
Great book for students to learn about sharks!

[Miranda Rae Carter · Rating 5 out of 5]

My son is obsessed with sharks. This particular book he takes to bed every night!

[Levine · Rating 5 out of 5]

must read!