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22 pages : color illustrations ; 21 x 26 cm
Language
English
Description
Meet 14 cool sharks (and one manta ray) and see why it's important to BE NICE TO SHARKS!
Introduces fourteen shark species, sharing information about their size, habitat, and behavior to show why people should be nice to them.
24) Shark and Bot: 1
Series
Shark and Bot volume 1
Physical Desc
75 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"An unlikely friendship forms between a great white shark and a robot when they bond over a favorite book series, then stand--and dance--together against playground bullies."--Provided by publisher.
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Series
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48 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Readers will find out how hammerheads hunt for food, socialize, and look for mates. They will also learn why hammerheads stay on the move constantly, why they are such good swimmers, and how they can sense small vibrations and electrical signals in the ocean.
Describes the physical characteristics, behavior, and habitat of hammerhead sharks.
27) Hammerhead
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (50 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Get the inside story on the world₂s most unique and strange shark, the Hammerhead. The hammerhead shark's oddly shaped head has puzzled scientists for ages. There simply must be a reason for it. Whatever the hammer is for, one thing is certain, these sharks are highly successful and posses hunting skills that no other shark can match.
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Physical Desc
xii, 195 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
Agile, sleek, and precise, sharks display many qualities we can admire and appreciate. These marvels of evolution have adapted to thrive in every major aquatic realm on the planet, from frigid Arctic waters through temperate but stormy seas and on into the tropics. However, few places on Earth are home to the amazing diversity of shark species that beautify the shallow waters of Florida and the Bahamas. In this first-ever book dedicated to the sharks...
29) Deadliest sharks
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Series
Physical Desc
80 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm.
Language
English
30) Shark
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Series
Physical Desc
72 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
Describes the physical characteristics, behavior, and life cycle of various types of sharks.
"Dive into the fascinating world of sharks--from the tiny dwarf dogfish to the ferocious great white"--Cover.
31) Sharks
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Series
Physical Desc
56 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
See tiny lanternsharks, hungry hammerheads, and speedy makos! Discover the stingray's deadly weapon, go diving with the famous great white, and come face-to-face with the largest fish in the world. Test your knowledge and have hours of fun with eight pages of awesome activities!
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Physical Desc
127 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Dive into the extraordinary underwater domain of sharks with this comprehensive visual encyclopedia, packed with fascinating facts and eye-catching underwater photography. This definitive guide to the world's most ferocious underwater predators delves into every aspect of their lives -- their wide-ranging habitats, fascinating behaviors, powerful senses, and interactions with other species. Based on the latest research by marine biologists, it's...
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Packed with fun activities, crafts, reading games, and amazing facts, kids can take a dive under the waves and meet all the colorful creatures beneath from clown fish to starfish to jellyfish in this educational project book." -- ONIX annotations.
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Language
English
Formats
Description
"Introduces readers to the lives of different shark species and how they help their environments. Learn about their role in the food web and how their actions benefit animals. Additional features include an infographic showing how ants affect their ecosystems, a phonetic glossary, an index, an introduction to the author, and sources for further research"--Publisher's website
Author
Physical Desc
282 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), 1 color map, portraits ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"In 1993 Alaskan artist and paleo-fish enthusiast, Ray Troll, stumbled upon the weirdest fossil he had ever seen in a museum -- a platter-sized spiral of tightly wound shark teeth, from the Helicoprion, a mysterious monster from deep time. In 2010 the undergraduate student, Jesse Pruitt, became seriously smitten with a Helicoprion fossil in a museum basement in Idaho. Together, they researched and were able, with others, to reanimate this awe-inspiring...
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30 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
Nonfiction picture book of shark trivia.
"What do you want to know about shark life? With a fun Q&A format and eye-catching photographs, Do Sharks Glow in the Dark? tells you everything! Are sharks fish? Are there any that live in lakes? Did dinosaurs ever battle sharks? Do sharks glow in the dark? And do sharks have skin or scales? This is one book kids will return to again and again."--Amazon.com.
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