Timothy Pope has a brand new telescope and he's testing it out at the park. Children will delight in peeping through the die-cut holes and guessing what Tim has spotted. Is that really a shark he can see? Turn the page and find out.
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From Publishers Weekly
In Shark in the Park! by Nick Sharratt, Timothy Pope looks through his telescope and sees "a nasty surprise." A die-cut hole (on the cover and throughout) zeros in on what he thinks in each case is a fin; a turn of the page gives the big picture. Ages 2-6.
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
From School Library Journal
PreSchool-Grade 2-"THERE'S A SHARK IN THE PARK!" Or is there? In this cleverly written, brightly illustrated story, a boy is testing out his new telescope. He explores the view from a variety of directions: "He looks at the sky./He looks at the ground./He looks left and right./He looks all around." He sees a shark. However, upon turning the page, readers see only a smiling black cat. So, the boy looks through his telescope again and once again yells that he sees a shark. However, it's just a bird. Finally his father comes to take him home. The boy will not see a shark in the park today. Or will he? On the last page, a duck in a pond sits on what looks like the tail of a rather large animal. There is a die-cut hole in the center of the front cover and several of the pages, and readers will have fun guessing what lurks behind each opening.
Kristin de Lacoste, South Regional Public Library, Pembroke Pines, FL
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Kristin de Lacoste, South Regional Public Library, Pembroke Pines, FL
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
The little boy in this book is looking through his telescope in the park and is sure he keeps seeing a shark. The lense is an actual hole in the pages of the book, and as each page is turned the fin of the shark turns out to be something quite ordinary (ie. a cat, a crow, even the dad's Elvis-style haircut). This brightly illustrated book contains clever rhymes and pleasent repetition so kids can begin to chant along with the reader, and a surprise at the end leaves them giggling every time.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This book is full of repetition and rhyming fun. Timothy is at the park testing out his new telescope and thinks he keeps seeing a shark. Three of the pages have holes through them so that one might guess what he is seeing before the next page is turned. It never truly is a shark that he sees in the park but this is a fun book to read with a child ages 2-6 to see their expressions, guesses to the telescope hole page and reaction to what it really is that Timothy is seeing. This story would be fun to use in a kindergarten class when shapes are being taught.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I bought this book on a whim and it was the best purchase ever. I am a preschool teacher and this book became the class favorite as soon as I brought it to school. We read it many times a day, and the children can read the book themselves they know it so well. The illustrations are wonderful and the children learn directions such as up, down, left and right and really enjoy yelling, "Shark in the Park!!" at the top of their lungs. At our school your class is named after a animal, due to this book we are now...the Shark group. Please buy this book you will not be dissapointed!
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Great choice for story time!
If you haven't discovered this book yet for your preschool story time programs, you are in for a treat. Read more
Published 18 months ago by J. Prather
Shark in the Park
Do not purchase from this seller. They claimed book was mailed and it was never received.
Published on November 27, 2009 by Paul Andersen
A great book
My wife teaches the 3 to 5 year old children at a Montessori school. They love the book. We purchased it for our 4 year old grandchild who likes to read it or have it read to her... Read more
Published on August 18, 2009 by Grandpa Bob
Little ones think this is hilarious
We stumbled across Shark in the Park at the library and had to buy it because my kids love it so much they would look for it at the library and get upset that it was always checked... Read more
Published on July 20, 2007 by Marti E. Gibson
love this book
My daughter (2 1/2yrs) loves this book. We read it over and over. I wish there was a board book version because my daughter likes to turn the page by using the peep holes in the... Read more
Published on July 19, 2007 by J. Connor
Fantastically Fun!
From the colorful front cover to the delightful ending, this is a wonderfully repetitive book that finishes with a delicious surprise. Read more
Published on April 2, 2007 by Timothy Hernandez
SHARK IN THE PARK
AN OK BOOK. NOT ANYTHING I'D WANT TO HAVE TO READ OVER AND OVER.
Published on February 23, 2006 by H. Price
Can't get enough
My 2 1/2 year old daughter first checked this book out at the library. We have since purchased it because she cried every time we had to return it. Read more
Published on April 4, 2003
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