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Paleo Sharks: Survival of the Strangest

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This book (and the Paleo series) are excellent! The author put much thought not only into the text of the book, but also the layout. The small added touches add a great deal to kids' enjoyment of these books.

I read this book to my son and daughter and both enjoyed it immensely. The younger one was fascinated by the pictures and the side bars comparing the size of the shark discussed to a human. The older one liked the graphics but also focused more on the text.

Another bonus was the comparison of prehistoric sharks to existing fish. There are some WEIRD sharks in this book and I thought nothing like this is alive today. After reading the side bar on similar living fish (for each shark), I was disabused of my idea. This book proves that nature is amazingly varied and fascinating!

Because of this, I would recommend this book to anyone who has children in the 6+ age for the pictures and side bars. I recommend if you have children in the late elementary to middle school range also, as the text is quite informative and does not talk down to the reader at all.

If you're an adult interested in learning about ancient sharks, I also recommend as a starter book. This book covers a subject that is rarely covered compared to dinosaurs.

Tim Bradley's PALEO SHARKS has become one of the most popular books in my middle school science classroom. Student comments include: "Awesome illustrations" and "I never knew there were so many kinds of ancient sharks". Tim's book will teach students and adults a new respect for this ancient ocean dweller that has reigned longer than the dinosaurs but has received less attention.

Barbara, Science Teacher

I actually looked at this book when my uncle [the author] was getting it ready for publishing. It was because of him that I developed my love for all things prehistoric. I recommend this book to anyone who loves paleontology and sharks. It's a great read. I also recommend my uncle's other books, too!

So yes, my son is a fan of sharks and all things ocean, sea, water. We recently went to the Monterey Bay Aquarium and saw this book; it was a must have. Very awesome illustrations and facts about these prehistoric and ancient sharks. Very interesting as well to see what and how they looked at least according to scientist interpretation. I strongly recommend this book for anyone who is interested and fascinated in sharks old and new.

Logan and I are glad of one thing for sure though; we are glad that either Megaladon is extinct or stays in parts of the ocean that lie undiscovered because that shark was/is unthinkably huge.

Oh and yes, this book is always with him. Since we got the book; it has not left his side.

A good learning reference to primitive sharks. In fact, i suspect this is the only children level reference to this subject.

As an elementary school teacher, I look forward to using Tim Bradley's new book, Paleo Sharks, in my classroom. The colorful, action- packed illustrations grab student attention and provide the motivation to explore the non-fiction genre. The side panels are an added bonus, featuring facts and graphics and connections to tie into student background knowledge. I plan on using this book as a browsing box selection for my non-fiction reading and writing unit this year.