Sharkpedia /
Ellwood, Nancy,
Sharkpedia / writers, Nancy Ellwood and Margaret Parrish. - Second edition. - 125 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 25 cm
Includes index.
Introduction: Fear and folklore ; Prehistoric sharks ; It's a family affair ; Let's get acquainted ; Sense-itive souls -- Shark: Sea dogs ; Catnip ; Midsized mayhem ; Weird or what? ; Gentle giants ; Carpetsharks ; Black and white ; Yellow and blue ; Heads, he wins ; Tails, he wins, too ; Mako or break-o ; More mackerels ; El toro ; Tiger shark ; Great white -- Research: Shark attack! ; Attack map ; Shark superlatives ; List of species ; Conservation alert -- Media: The old man and the sea ; Moby Dick ; Jaws ; Finding Nemo ; Sharknado.
Through hundreds of photographs, diagrams, maps, and illustrations, readers will learn where sharks lurk, what they eat, and why they do what they do, as well as hear from scientists and shark-attack survivors.
1465463127 9781465463128
Sharks--Juvenile literature.
Illustrated works.
Sharkpedia / writers, Nancy Ellwood and Margaret Parrish. - Second edition. - 125 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 25 cm
Includes index.
Introduction: Fear and folklore ; Prehistoric sharks ; It's a family affair ; Let's get acquainted ; Sense-itive souls -- Shark: Sea dogs ; Catnip ; Midsized mayhem ; Weird or what? ; Gentle giants ; Carpetsharks ; Black and white ; Yellow and blue ; Heads, he wins ; Tails, he wins, too ; Mako or break-o ; More mackerels ; El toro ; Tiger shark ; Great white -- Research: Shark attack! ; Attack map ; Shark superlatives ; List of species ; Conservation alert -- Media: The old man and the sea ; Moby Dick ; Jaws ; Finding Nemo ; Sharknado.
Through hundreds of photographs, diagrams, maps, and illustrations, readers will learn where sharks lurk, what they eat, and why they do what they do, as well as hear from scientists and shark-attack survivors.
1465463127 9781465463128
Sharks--Juvenile literature.
Illustrated works.