National Geographic Readers: Sharks! Contributor(s): Schreiber, Anne (Author) |
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ISBN: 142630286X ISBN-13: 9781426302862 Publisher: National Geographic Kids OUR PRICE: $4.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2008 Annotation: He's quick. He's silent. He has five rows of deadly teeth. Chomp! Meet the shark--the fish who ruled the deep before dinosaurs roamed the Earth! This fish has soft cartilage so he can glide, twist, and turn before his prey can say "gulp!" He can smell a single drop of blood in 25 million drops of ocean. He can feel electricity given off by his prey. He will lose and replace more than 10,000 teeth in his lifetime. Cool photos bring kids into the shark's world. Fun facts go deep into the shark's scary science. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Animals - Marine Life - Juvenile Nonfiction | Animals - Fish - Juvenile Nonfiction | Readers - Beginner |
Dewey: 597.3 |
LCCN: 2007044161 |
Lexile Measure: 520 |
Series: National Geographic Readers: Level 2 |
Physical Information: 0.1" H x 5.9" W x 8.8" (0.20 lbs) 32 pages |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 123563 Reading Level: 3.0 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: He's quick. He's silent. He has five rows of deadly teeth. Chomp! Meet the shark--the fish who ruled the deep before dinosaurs roamed the Earth! This fish has soft cartilage so he can glide, twist, and turn before his prey can say gulp! He can smell a single drop of blood in 25 million drops of ocean. He can feel electricity given off by his prey. He will lose and replace more than 10,000 teeth in his lifetime. Cool photos bring kids into the shark's world. Fun facts go deep into the shark's scary science. |