Surprising sharks
Introduces many different species of sharks, pointing out such characteristics as the small size of the dwarf lantern shark and the physical characteristics and behavior that makes sharks killing machines.
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge, Mass. :
Candlewick Press,
2005.
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| Edition: | 1st U.S. pbk. ed. |
| Series: | Read and wonder
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| Summary: | Introduces many different species of sharks, pointing out such characteristics as the small size of the dwarf lantern shark and the physical characteristics and behavior that makes sharks killing machines. |
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| Item Description: | Includes index. Originally published: Cambridge, Mass. : Candlewick Press, c2003. |
| Physical Description: | 29 p. : col. ill. ; 28 cm. |
| ISBN: | 0763627429 (pbk.) 9780763627423 (pbk.) |
| Author Notes: | Nicola Davies was born on May 3, 1958. She is an English zoologist and writer. She was one of the original presenters of the BBC children's wildlife programme The Really Wild Show. She has also made her name as a children's author. Her books include Home, which was shortlisted for the Branford Boase Award, and Poo (2004), which was illustrated by Neal Layton, and was shortlisted for a Blue Peter Book Award in 2006; in the United States, the book is published as Poop: A Natural History of the Unmentionable. She has also written several novels for adults under the pseudonym Stevie Morgan. Her title,The Promise, was shortlisted for the Kate Greenway Medal in 2015 for best illustrator. (Bowker Author Biography) |
