Review by Publisher's Weekly Review
For readers transfixed by sharks, this photograph-filled guide, a tie-in to Discovery's annual Shark Week, will hit the spot. Brockenbrough walks a nifty line between dispelling myths like "sharks can smell a single drop of blood in the ocean" and emphasizing just how awesome they are. Six chapters cover shark biology, anatomy, unusual specimens like the cookie-cutter shark ("the only shark that's also a parasite"), and wouldn't-it-be-cool face-offs like "lion vs. tiger shark" and "shortfin mako vs. crocodile." Brockenbrough also examines the threats sharks face from human hunting, pollution, and global warming, raising the question of who the real predator is. Shark attack survival stories (what would Shark Week be without a little blood in the water?) closes out a balanced and richly informative narrative. Ages 9-12. Agent: Sarah Davies, Greenhouse Literary. (May) © Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.
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Review by Horn Book Review
Riding the popularity of the Discovery Channel's Shark Week, this book will find an audience for its coverage of sharks of all kinds: their habitats, food, body structure, reproduction, and need for conservation. However, photographs are not labeled; there's a lot of repetition; and despite the author explaining that "we fear these animals more than we should," she emphasizes the sensational. Websites. Ind. (c) Copyright 2017. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
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