Friday, August 9, 2013

Green, Sara. Hammerhead Shark.


Green, SaraHammerhead SharkScholastic Press     2013  24p   $17.26  ISBN 978-0-531-24082-3      elem  series: Shark Fact Files VG   

Elementary students who enjoy learning about sharks will appreciate this new title on the hammerhead shark.  The author provides readers with information on the hammerhead’s identification and physical characteristics, including body parts, skin, teeth, and species.  Information on the shark’s migration, birthing process, and survival are touched upon.  The author addresses the current status of hammerhead sharks; since the hammerhead shark population is shrinking, two species (scalloped  and great hammerhead) have been listed as endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.

The book includes beautiful color illustrations, maps, interesting facts scattered throughout, an easy-to-comprehend text, a list of recommended books and web sites, and an index. 

For schools
that use Accelerated Reader, there is already a test, AR Quiz # 157155.  Each title in this series focuses on a different shark.  From the gentle whale shark to the vicious great white, sharks vary greatly from one species to the next.  Twelve different titles have been published as of this review.   

Sharks                                                                                                --Charleen Forba-Mayer
 

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