Stock photo. Cover may not represent actual copy or condition available.
Sharks and Rays
Underwater Predators
by Sharon Sharth
ISBN: 0531118681
ISBN-13: 9780531118689
Format: Reinforced Hardcover
|
Customer Reviews
Review this book!
Bibliographic Details
Publisher: Scholastic Library Pub
Published date: 2002
Size: 8.25 x 9.5 inches
Weight: 0.75 pounds
Ages: 2 to 3
Pages: 47
Publisher's Notes
Discusses the characteristics of sharks and rays and describes different species, including tiger sharks, Pacific electric ray, manta ray, and the thresher shark.
Similar books
Sharks
by Lynn Gibbons
A lively illustrated introduction to these enigmatic creatures discusses the shark's four hundred-million-year history, offering information on their physical characteristics, environment, and great variety of species. By the author of Whales.
Surprising Sharks
by Nicola Davies
Is a Dolphin a Fish
by Melvin Berger
In an insightful introduction to dolphins, readers can learn that the dolphin's ancestors probably lived on land, that these creatures have built-in air conditioning systems, that they breathe only once or twice a minute, and more. Original.
Close to Shore
by Michael Capuzzo
Combining rich historical detail and a harrowing, pulse-pounding narrative, Close to Shore brilliantly re-creates the summer of 1916, when a rogue Great White shark attacked swimmers along the New Jersey shore, triggering mass hysteria and launching the most extensive shark hunt in history. During the summer before the United States entered World War I, when ocean swimming was just becoming popular and luxurious Jersey Shore resorts were thriving as a chic playland for an opulent yet still innocent era's new leisure class, Americans were abruptly introduced to the terror of sharks. In July 1916 a lone Great White left its usual deep-ocean habitat and headed in the direction of the New Jersey shoreline. There, near the towns of Beach Haven and Spring Lake-and, incredibly, a farming community eleven miles inland -the most ferocious and unpredictable of predators began a deadly rampage: the first shark attacks on swimmers in U.S. history. For Americans celebrating an astoundingly prosperous epoch much like our own, fueled by the wizardry of revolutionary inventions, the arrival of this violent predator symbolized the limits of mankind's power against nature. Interweaving a vivid portrait of the era and meticulously drawn characters with chilling accounts of the shark's five attacks and the frenzied hunt that ensued, Michael Capuzzo has created a nonfiction historical thriller with the texture of Ragtime and the tension of Jaws . From the unnerving inevitability of the first attack on the esteemed son of a prosperous Philadelphia physician to the spine-tingling moment when a farm boy swimming in Matawan Creek feels the sandpaper-like skin of the passing shark, Close to Shore is an undeniably gripping saga. Heightening the drama are stories of the resulting panic in the citizenry, press and politicians, and of colorful personalities such as Herman Oelrichs, a flamboyant millionaire who made a bet that a shark was no match for a man (and set out to prove it); Museum of Natural History ichthyologist John Treadwell Nichols, faced with the challenge of stopping a mythic sea creature about which little was known; and, most memorable, the rogue Great White itself moving through a world that couldn't conceive of either its destructive power or its moral right to destroy. Scrupulously researched and superbly written, Close to Shore brings to life a breathtaking, pivotal moment in American history. Masterfully written and suffused with fascinating period detail and insights into the science and behavior of sharks, Close to Shore recounts a breathtaking, pivotal moment in American history with startling immediacy. From the Trade Paperback edition.
Bernadette
by Hertha Ernestine Pauli
|
|
Ready to buy this book?
Below are all of the copies of 0531118681 we currently have available for purchase, sorted by lowest price first. If you would like to refine your search, use the advanced options in the search box above.
|
|
1)
|
Sharks and Rays: Underwater Predators (Animals in Order)
Sharon Sharth; Illustrator-Pedro Julio Gonzalez; Illustrator-Stephen Savage; Illustrator-A. Natacha Pimentel C
Franklin Watts, 2002-03. Library Binding. Good. Ex library copy. May have a clear plastic book cover, library stamps, catalog numbers, stickers or other markings. 90% of all orders ship within 24 hours. All orders ship in secure bubble packs. Free tracking on all domestic orders. Your satisfaction is guaranteed! ( more information) Offered by Friends Book Sale, LLC (United States)
Favorite bookseller : you've previously added this bookseller to your favorites list.
|
|
|
2)
|
Sharks and Rays: Underwater Predators (Animals in Order)
Sharon Sharth
A used ex-library copy. Library markings. Pages are somewhat worn. Cover worn with some creases. Worn edges and corners. Binding solid and tight. ( more information) Offered by Once Sold Tales (United States)
Favorite bookseller : you've previously added this bookseller to your favorites list.
|
|
|
3)
|
Sharks and Rays: Underwater Predators (Animals in Order)
Sharon Sharth
Franklin Watts. Used - Good. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! ( more information) Offered by Better World Books (United States)
Favorite bookseller : you've previously added this bookseller to your favorites list.
|
|
|
4)
|
Sharks and Rays: Underwater Predators (Animals in Order)
Sharon Sharth
Franklin Watts. Used - Acceptable. Former Library book. Shows definite wear, and perhaps considerable marking on inside. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! ( more information) Offered by Better World Books (United States)
Favorite bookseller : you've previously added this bookseller to your favorites list.
|
|
|
5)
|
Sharks and Rays: Underwater Predators (Animals in Order)
Sharon Sharth; Illustrator-Pedro Julio Gonzalez; Illustrator-Stephen Savage; Illustrator-A. Natacha Pimentel C
Franklin Watts, 2002-03. Library Binding. Good. Ex library hardcover. Gently used. ( more information) Offered by Silverthorn Books (United States)
Favorite bookseller : you've previously added this bookseller to your favorites list.
|
|
|
0 items in cart
Muze Inc. For personal non-commercial use only. All rights reserved. Some content for books is owned by Baker & Taylor, Inc. or its licensors and is subject to copyright and all other protections provided by applicable law.
