Sharks

by John D. Stevens, Tony Pytzakowski

From the 52-foot long whale shark to the 2 1/2 foot dogfish, 60 different sharks worldwide, this exciting poster is useful to sportsmen and commercial fisherman alike. A great conversation piece, this chart also includes species names in English, Latin and many other languages.

Genres: Nonfiction

240 pages, Hardcover

First published July 1, 1987

Reviews

[Peter Dellas · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fuckin' dopest of the dope, this behemoth of a shark book is all business all the time. You thought you knew about sharks before you read this five-star classic? You were fuckin' wrong.

The pictures are pretty too.

[Loren · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fantastic read for sharks! Lots of wonderfully accurate information that still holds up pretty well after 20+ years (though some of the numbers are a little off, there's way more shark species now). Well-written and fun to read, thorough and yet understandable. Pictures were really nice. You can tell all the contributors care about sharks and wanted it to be a good book. Absolutely recommend.

[Rachel Murton]

A great informational book about sharks(My favorite sea animal) and giving picture and art of what they look like help a lot to visualize them too! I recommend reading it

[Robyn · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great illustrations! I didn't realize there were so many different species of sharks. I also did not know that anyone could survive after a great white attack (since I thought it bit off so much of a victim, due to its larger mouth, that there would be nothing left). What is kinda nice about this book was that although it contained plenty of newspaper articles, historical accounts, stats charts, & interviews with victims & eyewitnesses of shark attacks, the pics are not too graphic (so you can enjoy the book with younger kids, just to teach them neat things about sharks). There is one small photo of when a shark bit Valerie Taylor's (AKA--"The Shark Mama", as I nicknamed her:) leg, but you can't even tell it's a pic of a leg. There's just an open wound (that stopped bleeding) surrounded by healthy skin & hospital blankets. There's enough info there for educational purposes, without worrying about losing your lunch!