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Shark  Cover Image Book Book

Shark / written by Miranda MacQuitty.

Summary:

"Did you know that sharks first appeared in the oceans 200 million years before the dinosaurs, and that they have an electrical sixth sense that helps them locate their prey? How dangerous is a great white shark? Can a whale shark really grow as big as a city bus? If you find yourself seeking the answers to these questions, then this may be the book for you! Discover where they live, why they are hunted, and what can be done to protect them. The book even takes you inside a shark to learn how it eats and breathes. It explains, too, how they can swim so fast and how different tail shapes affect the way each species moves. You'll see for yourself how a lemon shark is born, and which looks stranger, the hammerhead or the horn shark. Learn, too, about their relatives, the manta rays and skates. Throughout the pages of this newly-revised incredible history book, you can expect to find up to 20 percent new images, including photography and updated diagrams; ... information updated by expert consultants; ... amazing facts, infographics, statistics, and timelines; [and] ... eyewitness accounts from experts in the field."-- Provided by Amazon.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0744056411
  • ISBN: 9780744056419
  • Physical Description: 72 pages : color illustrations, maps ; 29 cm
  • Edition: American edition.
  • Publisher: New York : DK Publishing, [2022]

Content descriptions

General Note:
"New Edition"--Cover.
Includes glossary and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
What is a shark? -- Close relatives -- Inside a shark -- First sharks -- Amazing grace -- Making sense -- Reproduction -- Living young -- Teeth and diet -- Friend or foe? -- Great white shark -- Gentle giants -- Basking beauties -- Angel sharks -- Horn sharks -- Hammerheads -- Weird and wonderful -- Shark artifacts -- Shark attack -- Sharks at bay -- Filming sharks -- Studying sharks -- Tagging sharks -- Overkill -- Use and abuse -- Save the shark! -- Did you know?
Target Audience Note:
Ages 9-11.
Grades 4-6.
Subject: Sharks > Juvenile literature.
Genre: Illustrated works.
Informational works.
Instructional and educational works.

Available copies

  • 2 of 4 copies available at Sage Library System.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 4 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Circulation Modifier Status Due Date Courses
Cook Memorial Library - La Grande J 597.3 Eye (Text) 35178001913303 Juvenile Non-Fiction Available -
Cove School Library j597.3 MacQUITTY (Text) 30094000091949 Juvenile Non-Fiction Available -

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