Sharks [Paperback]

Gail Gibbons (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 5 and up | Grade Level: K and up

Describes the physical characteristics of sharks and different kinds of sharks.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

PreSchool-Grade 3-- A companion volume to Whales (Holiday, 1991), Sharks is less ebullient in feeling, probably because the subject is more alarmingly awesome. Gibbons again uses clear blues and greens and soft grays, but her palette is modified here with browns, startling touches of pink, orange, and yellow, and a sharp reduction of the frothy white of the earlier book. A few illustrations show sharks in somewhat contorted positions, giving odd angles to caudal appendages. The information is specific and generally accurate, although sources consulted referred to months rather than the ``few weeks'' Gibbons gives sharks' ``thorny cased eggs'' to develop and hatch. The data is often quite complex, and may be beyond a portion of the audience to which this format will have the most appeal. More informative than Cole's Hungry, Hungry Sharks (Random, 1986) or Selsam's A First Look at Sharks (Walker, 1979), this book is on par with Waters's Sea Full of Sharks (Scholastic, 1990). It's sure to be in constant circulation. --Patricia Manning, Eastchester Public Library, NY
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

About the Author

Gail Gibbons has published close to fifty distinguished nonfiction titles with Holiday House. According to "The Washington Post", "Gail Gibbons has taught more preschoolers and early readers about the world than any other children's writer-illustrator." She lives in Vermont. Her website is www.gailgibbons.com

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 5 and up
  
• Paperback: 32 pages
• Publisher: Holiday House (December 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0823410684
• ISBN-13: 978-0823410682
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 9.8 x 0.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #891,123 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #52 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Children's Books > Animals > Fish > Nonfiction
  • #71 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Children's Books > Authors & Illustrators, A-Z > ( G ) > Gibbons, Gail

More About the Author

Gail Gibbons has published close to fifty distinguished nonfiction titles with Holiday House. According to "The Washington Post," "Gail Gibbons has taught more preschoolers and early readers about the world than any other children's writer-illustrator." She lives in Vermont. Her website is www.gailgibbons.com

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4.0 out of 5 stars Sharks are cool, April 22, 2009

By 

Heather Martin (The Republic of Texas) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

This review is from: Sharks (Paperback)

Yeah for sharks. They're cool and scary.

We really liked this book. It had wonderful information written in a clear and engaging manner. All of Gail Gibbons books are well-written and contain a lot of information without being overwhelming.

A great book for your shark studies.