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Shark life true stories about sharks & the sea

Dive into the underwater world of sharks and the other marine animals that inhabit the ocean. Learn about the many types of sharks, including those that pose a threat to humans, their behavior and how to avoid attack.

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Main Author:	Benchley, Peter
Other Authors:	Wojtyla, Karen
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Delacorte Press, c2005.
Subjects:	Sharks > Juvenile nonfiction. Shark attacks > Juvenile nonfiction. Dangerous marine animals > Juvenile literature.
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Summary:	Dive into the underwater world of sharks and the other marine animals that inhabit the ocean. Learn about the many types of sharks, including those that pose a threat to humans, their behavior and how to avoid attack.
Item Description:	Adaptation of: Shark trouble / Peter Benchley.
Physical Description:	193 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
ISBN:	0385731094 (trade) 0385901356 (glb)
Author Notes:	Peter Benchley was born on May 8, 1940, in New York into one of America's most celebrated literary families. His grandfather was the humorist Robert Benchley and his father the novelist Nathaniel Benchley. A 1961 Harvard graduate, Peter Benchley started out as a reporter for the Washington Post before going on to work as an associate editor for Newsweek. From 1967 to 1969 he was a speechwriter for President Lyndon Johnson. Benchley's interest in the sea, stemming from childhood summers spent on the coast of Nantucket, led to his meticulously researching the subject of sharks and writing such bestselling and critically acclaimed novels as The Deep, Whiteshark, and Jaws. Jaws was later adapted into a blockbuster movie (1975). Two of his other books were turned into the made-for-TV movies, The Beast and The Creature. He has also written numerous reviews and articles for magazines and newspapers, and has appeared in more than a dozen television documentaries about marine life and oceans. Benchley died from pulmonary fibrosis on February 12, 2006 at the age of 65. (Bowker Author Biography)