What were the Shark Attacks of 1916? /
Medina, Nico, 1982-
What were the Shark Attacks of 1916? / by Nico Medina ; illustrated by Tim Foley. - 108 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 21 cm. - What was? An official Who HQ book . - What was--? Who HQ NOW. .
"An official Who HQ book"
Includes bibliographical references (page 108).
What Were the Shark Attacks of 1916? -- Apex Predator -- Summer at the Shore -- The First Attack -- The $500 Bet -- The Second Attack -- Hysteria -- Matawan Creek Massacre -- War on Sharks -- Caught! -- Understanding Sharks -- Timelines.
"On July 1, 1916, witnesses watched in horror as twenty-eight-year-old Charles Vansant was attacked and killed by a shark in shallow water at Beach Haven, New Jersey--the first recorded shark attack in American history. Scientists claimed a shark could not be responsible, but more deadly attacks soon followed along the Jersey Shore and up the freshwater Matawan Creek, setting off a nationwide panic that led the White House to declare a war on sharks"--
Ages 8-12 Penguin Workshop.
9780593521588 0593521587 9780593521595 0593521595
2023039987
Shark attacks--History--New Jersey--20th century--Juvenile literature.
Seashore--History--New Jersey--20th century--Juvenile literature.
Sharks--Territoriality--Juvenile literature.
Animal attacks--Juvenile literature.
New Jersey--History--20th century--Juvenile literature.
Informational works.
Creative nonfiction.
Illustrated works.
What were the Shark Attacks of 1916? / by Nico Medina ; illustrated by Tim Foley. - 108 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 21 cm. - What was? An official Who HQ book . - What was--? Who HQ NOW. .
"An official Who HQ book"
Includes bibliographical references (page 108).
What Were the Shark Attacks of 1916? -- Apex Predator -- Summer at the Shore -- The First Attack -- The $500 Bet -- The Second Attack -- Hysteria -- Matawan Creek Massacre -- War on Sharks -- Caught! -- Understanding Sharks -- Timelines.
"On July 1, 1916, witnesses watched in horror as twenty-eight-year-old Charles Vansant was attacked and killed by a shark in shallow water at Beach Haven, New Jersey--the first recorded shark attack in American history. Scientists claimed a shark could not be responsible, but more deadly attacks soon followed along the Jersey Shore and up the freshwater Matawan Creek, setting off a nationwide panic that led the White House to declare a war on sharks"--
Ages 8-12 Penguin Workshop.
9780593521588 0593521587 9780593521595 0593521595
2023039987
Shark attacks--History--New Jersey--20th century--Juvenile literature.
Seashore--History--New Jersey--20th century--Juvenile literature.
Sharks--Territoriality--Juvenile literature.
Animal attacks--Juvenile literature.
New Jersey--History--20th century--Juvenile literature.
Informational works.
Creative nonfiction.
Illustrated works.