DreamWorks Shark Tale: The Movie Novel

by Louise Gikow

The newest animated feature from DreamWorks features major voice talent, gorgeous artwork, and an underwater comedy that's leagues away from anything else.

Shark Tale tells the story of Oscar (played by Will Smith), a fast-talking little fish who finds himself in hot water when he is mistaken for a hero. At first, his fellow fish swallow Oscar's story hook, line, and sinker, and he's showered with fame and fortune. It's all going along swimmingly, until it starts to become clear that Oscar's tale about being a great hero sounds a little fishy. Now Oscar has to tread water until he can get the scales to tip back in his favor again.

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96 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published January 1, 2004

Reviews

[Josie Kicherer]

Personal Response: I read this book to a little girl named Madison that rides my bus. While I was reading this book I asked her certain questions like , if she thought Lenny was going to actually eat Oscar she said that he wasn't going to eat Oscar. When Lenny's dad Don Lino had the anchor fall on him I asked with great emotion if she thought that Don Lino was going to die she said that he was going to come back to life. While I continued to read this book she kept telling me what she thought was going to happen. That Don Lino was going to come back and find Lenny in the whale wash and tell him that he loves him for him. She had also seen the movie so she was very excited to have me read the book.

Plot summary: The book Shark Tale was about Don lino wanting his son Lenny to be a killer shark. It all started when they had shrimp for dinner Frankie Lenny's brother ate all the shrimp but Lenny just couldn't eat all the cute little shrimps and Don Lino Lenny's dad got upset because Lenny is a shark and should kill things. Don Lino brought Lenny out to find a fish named Oscar tied to a rock getting stung by jellyfish. Don Lino told Lenny to eat Oscar or don't bother coming home. Lenny went to eat Oscar but cut the string that he was attached to and told him to swim away Don Lino seen that the Oscar was not dead and went to get him he hit a anchor and was knocked out Lenny thought that his dad had died so he swam away taking Oscar with. Lenny begged Oscar to hide him so that his brother could not find him. Later a shark swam by looking for Lenny and found him in a whale wash it was his dad he was so happy but thought he was going to get yelled at but instead his dad told him that he loved him for him and that he could come home.
Recommendation: I recommend this to book to anyone who baby sits or has younger siblings that would enjoy this book. It is a very easy book for little kids under the age of ten to read . Also if you like to read funny easy books that are short with pictures I would go with this one.

[Daniela Rosas · Rating 2 out of 5]

"O Gang dos Tubarões - A História do Filme" conta-nos a história de Óscar, um peixinho que trabalha como esfrega línguas na Lavagem de Baleias, e de Lenny, um tubarão muito diferente de todos os outros (é vegetariano).
A história desenrola-se no recife, a localidade onde Óscar vive desde sempre e onde sente que é um zé-ninguém. Quando Óscar de vê metido em sarilhos por causa das suas mentiras e apostas, decide inventar que é um exterminador de tubarões, é verdade e todos acreditam mesmo este sendo um peixinho muito pequenino para um tubarão.
As aventuras de Óscar e Lenny vão ter mudanças e obstáculos que ambos terão de enfrentar até toda a verdade ser descoberta. Será que Óscar vai conseguir sobreviver depois de tantas mentiras? Será que Lenny alguma vez vai ser aceito pelo seu pai?

Esta é daquelas histórias da DreamWorks que todos gostamos em filme mas que em livro fica sempre a desejar. Apesar de ser um livro divertido e a história ser muito engraçada, acabamos por cansar-nos um pouco, pois durante a leitura encontra-mos muitos erros (pelo menos na minha edição), muitas incoerências.
Gostei mas não deu para pontuar com mais de duas estrelas. É um livro cansativo, independentemente de se ler rápido. Por várias vezes que quis parar a leitura mas obriguei-me a continuar e acabar, já que eram apenas 152 páginas, até parecia vergonhoso não ler o livro até ao fim.
Sinto que nesta adaptação à literatura poderiam ter dado mais ênfase às falas, à descrição dos personagens e das paisagens. Poderiam ter optado por acrescentar mais algumas coisas que diferenciassem um pouco mais o filme do livro e gostaria que não se tivessem focado exclusivamente na tentativa de recriar o filme por escrito, ou então que decidissem escrever o livro como guião, tal e qual muitos que após este já foram escritos.
Por todos estes motivos pontuei o livro com 2 estrelas.

A Vossa Gothic Clare

[QuranLover91 · Rating 4 out of 5]

I liked the movie but did Lenny really have to say at the end how much he enjoys sucking cock?

[Frank Begbie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great movie

[Nina Gomes]

marina

[Sandia villi · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a book that is about a fish called Oscar, and that he want to be someone in the life..but he get it by lieying!! he make people believe that he chase shark. but the shark teally is just acting..he scape from his father..because his vegetarian, and all his family are the most respected sharks.

[Jaelyn · Rating 1 out of 5]

love the movie