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The Great Shark Rescue: Saving the Whale Sharks
Contributor(s): Markle, Sandra (Author)
ISBN: 1541510410     ISBN-13: 9781541510418
Publisher: Millbrook Press (Tm)
OUR PRICE:   $31.65  
Product Type: Library Binding - Other Formats
Published: October 2019
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Temporarily out of stock - Will ship within 2 to 5 weeks
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Nature | Animals - Fish
Dewey: 597.33
LCCN: 2018038332
Lexile Measure: 1120
Series: Sandra Markle's Science Discoveries
Physical Information: 0.7" H x 9.9" W x 10" (1.06 lbs) 48 pages
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 503211
Reading Level: 6.7   Interest Level: Middle Grades   Point Value: 1.0
 
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Publisher Description:

Top-selling science author Sandra Markle presents the story of whale sharks--the largest fish on the planet. Facing threats from commercial fishing as well as climate change, they were categorized as endangered in 2016. Find out how scientists are working to study and protect these gentle giants of the ocean.

Contributor Bio(s): Markle, Sandra: -

Sandra Markle is the author of numerous award-winning books for children. A former elementary science teacher, she is a nationally-known science education consultant.

Markle has received many honors for her series Animal Predators, Animal Scavengers, and Animal Prey. Several titles have been named as National Science Teachers Association (NSTA)/Children's Book Council (CBC) Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students K-12, and Animal Predators was honored as a Top 10 Youth Nonfiction Series by Booklist.

Markle is also the author of the Insect World series and several single titles. Her book Rescues! was named a Best Book by the Society of School Librarians International and a Recommended Title of Outstanding Nonfiction by the National Council of Teachers of English's (NCTE) Orbis Pictus Award committee; Animal Heroes was named a 2008 Lasting Connections title by Book Links.

Markle lives in Lakewood Ranch, Florida with her husband, photographer Skip Jeffery.