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100 Facts About Sharks Hardcover – September 1, 2012

by David O'Doherty (Author), Claudia O'Doherty (Author), Mike Ahern (Author)
4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 36 ratings
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From the inimitable authors of the hilarious 100 Facts About Pandas, prepare to be amazed, shocked, and delighted by a new tome on the only animals other than humans that celebrate birthdays #09 Frankie Says RefaxThe oceans' rarest shark is the fax machine shark, so called because of its distinctive nose and the beeping noise it makes as it swims. The animals were more common during the 1990s, but stocks have declined sharply in the new millennium. #20 Smirky WaterSharks are the only animals with no sense of humour whatsoever. Although they are occasionally glimpsed smiling, this is reckoned to coincide with nostalgic reminiscences about gruesome murders they have committed in the past.  Leading sharkeologists David O'Doherty, Claudia O'Doherty, and Mike Ahern bring curious readers 100 things they definitely didn't know about the oceans' most terrifying creatures. Who would have ever guessed, for example, that the great white shark hates jazz music, that a group of hammerhead sharks is called "a toolbelt," that the reef shark can send intimidating telephone text messages with its mind, that Dancing with the Sharks was Bulgarian TV's least successful television show, or that the word "shark" actually looks quite a bit like a shark? Each lucky reader's knowledge of sharks is about to get 100 facts more knowledgeable.
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  1. Print length
    208 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Random House UK
  4. Publication date
    September 1, 2012
  5. Dimensions
    6.15 x 0.5 x 5.15 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    0224086766
  7. ISBN-13
    978-0224086769
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4.7 out of 5 stars
36 global ratings

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Ajax
5.0 out of 5 stars He does it again!
Reviewed in the United States on July 23, 2017
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Love him on 8/10 Cats so had to have this book... Hilarious as well!
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Mary
5.0 out of 5 stars This book almost makes me like sharks
Reviewed in the United States on July 22, 2014
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From the brilliant minds of "100 Facts about Pandas" comes this very informative, extremely hilarious book of "totally real" unbelievable facts about sharks.
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HLaValle
5.0 out of 5 stars A very surprising read
Reviewed in the United States on September 19, 2018
One if my family's favorite books. My sea creature obsessed son loved learning all of the facts and read them aloud as I inattentively yessed him along...oops!
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Richard Goring
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Shark Facts & Highly Entertaining
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 28, 2011
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100 Facts About Sharks is a real eye-opener into the exotic underwater world of sharks. This book reveals more about sharks than almost any other natural history account. Covering all species, it provides amazing insights and useful facts for your quiz team, lift conversations or commuting chats. In three words, this book is: Shark-tasitc, Shark-eriffic and Shark-tabulous!

For those that realise that this is a comedy book, it will also leave you highly entertained. The book is set up with 100 Facts relating to sharks. Each Fact is delivered on a double page spread, with an accompanying image and caption. The images are all very well done and the captions sometimes more insightful (amusing) than the fact itself. The book is reasonably small (about 15x10x1cm), but hardback bound, giving it a nice feel.

Along with it's sister book (100 Facts about Pandas), this covers a wild array of different Facts, that if told with a straight face, could potentially convince people. Some of the Facts are simply absurd, but most are just bizarre enough to make you think 'could that be real?' if told in isolation. For this reason, I like these books.

One a day, or as a coffee table book, you and your friends will enjoy it. It won't take you long to get through it if you read it all in one go, so I'd suggest little and often as the best approach.
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Salazar
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent shark facts
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 25, 2012
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Each of these 100 facts about sharks is informative and factual. The illustrations help to illustrate these facts, which are about sharks. Shark based facts help us learn about sharks, and to learn the facts.

This is book is really pretty funny, unlike my silly review. It sits on my coffee table permanently, so that all my friends can know how interested I am in shark facts in numbers up to 100.
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Jo
5.0 out of 5 stars Very funny
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 14, 2015
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After watching David O'Doherty do stand uo recently I was keen on buying this book and it is as funny as I hoped. I'm giving it away as a Christmas present but I tempted to keep it!! I also recommend the '100 Facts about Pandas' book- equally as funny!
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Mr. A. C. Elliott
4.0 out of 5 stars Very funny
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 16, 2012
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Very funny 'facts'. Always takes people by surprise when they pick it up thinking they will be reading actual facts. Funny pictures, a good follow up to 100 facts about pandas
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Elizabeth Millard
5.0 out of 5 stars 100 facts about pandas is better.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 27, 2020
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The best fake fact book about sharks ive ever read.
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