Sharks (Inside Access Series)

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In Inside Access: Sharks, the guide is a marine biologist named Angel Finn who accompanies the reader on thrilling dives at shark sites around the world. Together, she and the reader meet different types of sharks and take a look at their lives and histories, from their ancestors and evolutionary development to their feeding habits and social behavior. Deep in the ocean, face-to-face with these fabled creatures, the reader will learn the truth about sharks—few of them terrorize unwitting swimmers; in fact, the ...

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Overview

In Inside Access: Sharks, the guide is a marine biologist named Angel Finn who accompanies the reader on thrilling dives at shark sites around the world. Together, she and the reader meet different types of sharks and take a look at their lives and histories, from their ancestors and evolutionary development to their feeding habits and social behavior. Deep in the ocean, face-to-face with these fabled creatures, the reader will learn the truth about sharks—few of them terrorize unwitting swimmers; in fact, the biggest sharks are more like gentle giants than cruel killers. Lift-up flaps reveal amazing facts about shark life.

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In this attention-grabbing Inside Access guide, marine biologist Angel Finn escorts young readers on a worldwide tour of snappy shark sites. At each feeding place, shark watchers encounter different species and learn memorable facts about their eating habits and social behavior. The book's lift-up flaps enhance its graphic effects. A veritable feeding frenzy of information.
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Lift-the-flap factoids and a Ms. Frizzle wannabe form the gimmicks obviously designed to make this effort stand out from a crowded pack-with limited success. "Angel Finn" narrates this compendium of shark facts, beginning with a quick physical description and ending with the news that "many sharks are now endangered." In between, readers are treated to discussions of prehistoric sharks, shark habitats, feeding habits and reproduction, in no discernible progression. The lift-the-flap elements pose questions that may or may not have occurred to readers ("Why do sharks bite metal cages?") and reveal answers in a forced attempt to draw kids in-and they're flimsy, to boot. Angel, a cartoony sketch with long blonde hair, appears placed against full-bleed photographs, some computer-generated (although no acknowledgement of this is made in the text). Most photographs feature gaping, toothy mouths. All in all, it's a model of sensationalism in science books for kids, and lacking both the gravitas and the artistry of Nicola Davies's Surprising Sharks (2003) or Jim Arnosky's All About Sharks (2003). This offering is the very definition of "additional purchase." (glossary, index) (Nonfiction. 6-10)
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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780753460641
  • Publisher: Kingfisher
  • Publication date: 6/20/2007
  • Series: Inside Access Series
  • Pages: 29
  • Age range: 6 - 10 Years
  • Product dimensions: 8.82 (w) x 10.15 (h) x 0.52 (d)

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Stephen Savage is a biologist, author and lecturer. He is currently the education coordinator for the River Ocean Foundation, developing educational materials and working with children, adults, and training teachers. He is also involved in a local study of sea mammals and assists in a marine mammal rescue program.

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