Sharks and Other Deadly Ocean Creatures Visual Encyclopedia

Smithsonian Visual Encyclopedia

by D.K. Publishing

Dive into Sharks Visual Encyclopedia to discover everything there is to know about the ocean's biggest predators.

Brought to life with cutting-edge CGI technology, more than 200 sharks and fierce fish are featured in highly visual profiles. From great white sharks to barracudas, children can explore dangerous waters with age-appropriate texts and photographs. Compare different ocean habitats, body sizes, tails, and more in the eight chapters that cover the different classifications of sharks, including bullhead sharks, ground sharks, and carpet sharks.

Find out why they are called tiger sharks, discover how long frilled sharks' pregnancies last, and see why a hammerhead shark's head is shaped that way. Learn which sharks live in salt water, which sharks live in fresh water, and which sharks can live in both!

Read amazing shark facts about anatomy, behavior, and habitats, and find key information at a glance with data boxes, facts, and figures laid out in DK's signature style.

Joining DK's award-winning Visual Encyclopedia format, Sharks Visual Encyclopedia is the ultimate one-stop reference book for everything shark.

Genres: Nonfiction, Childrens, Science

207 pages, Kindle Edition

Published June 14, 2016

About the author

Dorling Kindersley (DK) is a British multinational publishing company specializing in illustrated reference books for adults and children in 62 languages. It is part of Penguin Random House, a consumer publishing company jointly owned by Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA and Pearson PLC. Bertelsmann owns 53% of the company and Pearson owns 47%.

Established in 1974, DK publishes a range of titles in genres including travel (including Eyewitness Travel Guides), arts and crafts, business, history, cooking, gaming, gardening, health and fitness, natural history, parenting, science and reference. They also publish books for children, toddlers and babies, covering such topics as history, the human body, animals and activities, as well as licensed properties such as LEGO, Disney and DeLiSo, licensor of the toy Sophie la Girafe. DK has offices in New York, London, Munich, New Delhi, Toronto and Melbourne.

Source: Wikipedia.

Reviews

[Ramona · Rating 4 out of 5]

Wonderful visuals and explanations that a child can understand. My nephew is obsessed with sharks, and has demanded each family member read this book to him. He's learned more words and can match the word with the animal without context. Highly recommended.

[Adrian B · Rating 5 out of 5]

featured my goat the spotted wobbegong and his friends the other wobbegongs. thank you dk publishing i love you dk publishing. also featured my other goats the thresher shark and Portuguese man o'war

[Delina · Rating 5 out of 5]

My son LOVES this book!! We had borrowed it from the library and then had to buy it for our home!!!

[Justin Martin · Rating 4 out of 5]

Trying to learn about marine life at varying levels of academic complexity for Reasons.

[Tori Beth · Rating 4 out of 5]

Simple and interesting. Great for all ages!

[Isaac Lord · Rating 1 out of 5]

stupid shark's

[Hannah · Rating 3 out of 5]

Great book for children who love sharks!