Sharks!

All Aboard Science Reader: Station Stop 2

by Ginjer L. Clarke, Steven James Petruccio (Illustrator)

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.

Genres: Science, Childrens

32 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 2001

About the author

Ginjer L. Clarke writes fun, fact-filled nonfiction beginning readers about weird, wonderful animals. Her love for strange creatures started early, as the first story she remembers writing in the third grade was “The Strange Animal” about a small, pink-spotted imaginary creature called a Woofa. She loves that her job entails visiting zoos and aquariums, reading lots of books, and even watching TV for research. And she can work at home in her pajamas, which is a lifelong dream!

Ginjer’s books, most of which are part of Grosset & Dunlap’s All Aboard Science Reader series, have sold a combined total of more than 2 million copies worldwide. Her books Freak Out! and Gross Out! were on Publisher’s Weekly’s 2006 and 2007 lists of top 100 best-selling children’s books. Her books have been favorably reviewed in Booklist, Horn Book, School Library Journal, Children’s Literature, and regional newspapers and magazines, and are featured in Scholastic and Bedford Falls Book Fairs. Her book Platypus! (Random House Step into Reading) was awarded the Maryland Library Association’s 2005 Blue Crab Young Reader Award for Nonfiction and was selected by the National Science Teachers Association as recommended classroom reading.

Ginjer is an experienced and lively school, library, and conference presenter, who has appeared at more than 100 elementary schools, regional reading and writing conferences, statewide book festivals, many bookstores and libraries, and even a zoo. She is a graduate of James Madison University and lives in Richmond, Virginia, with her husband, young son, and several silly-looking pets.

Reviews

[Mariah Roze · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great book that my students enjoyed. It was perfectly at their level!

[Amanda · Rating 5 out of 5]

With a child obsessed with animals books and getting her hands on everyone she can, this was a must have. It did not disappoint, there were sharks I didn't know about either.

[Jennifer Brown · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great pictures and nice facts about sharks.

[Martin · Rating 2 out of 5]

While being completely mindful that this is a young readers' book (Level 3!), the fact that it is much shorter than most other books of this level (only 32 pages instead of 48) AND that the total word count is actually very low (even by factoring in the lower page count), this book might've been better suited as a Level 2 book.

Don't get me wrong - there ARE interesting facts in this book about sharks, just too few of them.

[Catherine · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another book from Ginjer Clarke that does exactly what I need it to do. It introduces sharks as a subject, along with basic information such as names of species, their average sizes and what they eat. This is interesting to beginning readers, even those who are a little advanced in age.

[Amy · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is an average, slightly dry, book about sharks.