Sharks!

by Irene Trimble, Michael S. Maydak (Illustrator)

Introduces various kinds of sharks, and discusses their habitat, groups, food, communications, defenses, and life cycles

Genres: Childrens, Nonfiction, Picture Books

21 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1999

Reviews

[J. Boo · Rating 4 out of 5]

Enjoyable and educational book about sharks for the young. Enough solid information that I learned (or re-learned) useful shark material, myself. In the sweet spot where it can be read productively to a four-year old and then be read solo by a nine-year old.(*)

Love the cover, by the way. They even raised the water droplets for a tactile feel.

This is a favorite of DS #2 (20 months), whose Things are aquatic life and dinosaurs. He'd prefer you to read it to him, but if necessary, he'll "read" it solo, flipping the pages and excitedly calling out the name of each shark as he passes. ("Hammer shawk! Whale shawk! Tigr shawk! Gray White shawk!" )

The one great surprise of parenthood has been how funny children are. The sheer ecstasy in his voice just about kills me.

DS#2: 5/5
Me: 4/5

(*) I don't actually have a nine year old to try this out on, so that's a guess. Ask me in a few years.

[Morgan · Rating 3 out of 5]

PB 3: This book is especially great for young boys. It is a great subject that is fun to learn about and is also informative. I love how this book has so many facts about sharks. It names different types of sharks and gives specific details about each one. One thing i would change about this book though would be the illustrations. They seem to all look the same. They arent as colorful or interesting as you would hope for since it is a childrens picture book. The only good illustration on the book would be the front cover because it is scary and shows how sharp sharks teeth are. It certainly catches the readers eye and makes them want to read it. I think it should have a story along with the facts not just a book strictly about how long sharks are or what they eat. I dont think this would be one of the books i chose to have in my classroom just because i dont think many kids want to strictly read facts.

[Mrs. Ruigrok]

My copy has a read along audio cd

[Chelsey Combs · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a great book that is all about sharks. Many young children will enjoy this book. It's a great introduction to non-fiction literature.