Sharks

by Brenda Z. Guiberson

[Scholastic Science Readers Level 1]

Sharks are amazing fish. Did you know they have no bones? There area more than 350 different kinds of sharks. They live in oceans all around the world.
Learn all about sharks in this book full of facts and photographs.

Genres: Science, Animals, Nonfiction, Childrens

32 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2002

About the author

Brenda Z. Guiberson has written many books for children, including Cactus Hotel, Spoonbill Swamp, Moon Bear and Disasters. As a child, Brenda never thought she wanted to be a writer—her dreams tended more toward jungle explorer. She graduated from the University of Washington with degrees in English and Fine Art. She started thinking about writing for children when her son went to elementary school, and she volunteered in his class and in the school library. After taking exciting trips that involved a fifty-foot cactus, hungry alligators and sunset-colored spoonbills, she wanted to create books for children that would be like a field trip. Her books are full of well-researched detail, and Brenda sees this research as an adventure—one that allows her to be a jungle explorer at last. She lives in Seattle, Washington.

Reviews

[Jennifer Brown]

Nice informative book with wonderful pictures for kids who are beginning to read.

[Victoria Clanton]

My little boys LOVED learning all about these sharks!!

[Sarah]

An informational reader for beginner readers. Has engaging pictures and text. Learn about types of sharks and their behaviors.

[I am very smart]

I realise there are many kinds of sharks. If you like fierce animals you can read this book.

[Dollytomp]

This books has amazing pictures and easy to read and it also has a glossary at the end of the book. Sharks are one amazing fish. They can live in warm or cold waters. Sharks are different in sizes from small too big. Slower sharks hide in the sand. The shark’s skeleton is made of cartilage and have a lot of teeth, which have not bones. This book describes some of the different shark types. The great white shark is the fastest and strongest of all sharks. Baby sharks take care of themselves. Some babies are hatched from eggs and some grow inside the mother. Baby sharks are called pups and they have a special color to hide which is camouflage. There are over 350 different types of sharks and new ones get discovered every year. Sharks can survive over 400 million years.

[Jarrad Lang]

I learnt that singrays have barbs.

[AGV K]

Seems like some difficult vocabulary for 5-6 year olds.