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1) Sharks
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As part of the unique, science Know-It-Alls! Series that features stunning covers and engaging text, this book puts the spotlight on Sharks! Did you know that sharks can smell blood in the water from over a mile away? Awesome life-like illustrations and informative stat boxes, filled with interesting facts, make this 24-page book fun and exciting for young science enthusiasts age 4 and up! Titles in the Know-It-Alls! Series include: Butterflies, Crocodiles,...
3) Sharks
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1 - AR Pts: 1
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Sharks are ferocious predators! They hunt fish, seals, and even turtles! This title offers beginning readers basic facts about these ocean animals through simple, predictable text and bright photos. Features call out kinds of sharks and different body parts to support the text. Young students new to independent reading will love to sink their teeth into this title!
4) Sharks
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.2 - AR Pts: 1
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Sharks are known as nature's fiercest ocean predators. Wherever they are, danger is lurking! This book introduces children to the characteristics and hunting methods of sharks.
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In 1995 Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, on a rare family vacation, seven-year-old Nainoa Flores falls overboard a cruise ship into the Pacific Ocean. When a shiver of sharks appears in the water, everyone fears for the worst. But instead, Noa is gingerly delivered to his mother in the jaws of a shark, marking his story as the stuff of legends. Nainoa's family, struggling amidst the collapse of the sugarcane industry, hails his rescue as a sign of favor from...
6) Sand sharks
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When Judge Deborah Knott travels to WrightsvilleBeach for a summer conference for North Carolina District Court Judges, she stumbles upon the body of one of her colleagues. Meanwhile, Deborah's husband, Sheriff's Deputy Dwight Bryant, is in Virginia with his son, tying up loose ends left by the death of his first wife. When another judge is found murdered at the conference, it soon becomes evident that Deborah may be the killer's next target. Her...
9) Sharks
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 0.9 - AR Pts: 1
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In Sharks, early readers will learn about the many different kinds of sharks. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage early readers as they discover the unique features of hammerheads, makos, and great white sharks.
A labeled diagram helps readers identify a shark's body parts, while a picture glossary reinforces new vocabulary. Children can learn more about sharks online using our safe search engine that provides relevant,...
10) Sharks
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
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From the tiny dwarf shark to the giganic whale shark, this tape and book acquaint the listener with these fascinating creatures.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 1
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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. Despite the marine sanctuaries set aside to protect whale sharks, their population is still decreasing. These gentle giants may be accidentally caught in fishing nets, fished by poachers, or hit by a ship's propeller. But new conservation methods, which include enlisting...
12) Fins
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Sharks Incorporated volume 1
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IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 9
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The world's shark population is in trouble for a sad, simple reason: shark fin soup. And although it's illegal, poachers have been targeting Florida's biannual migration of blacktip sharks. Marine biologist Doc Ford needs some assistance protecting the sharks and enlists the help of three kids, Luke, Marta, and Sabina. Together they form Sharks, Inc. and are given an important assignment: to set out each day on their small fishing boat in hopes of...
13) Sharks
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Curious about the modern love affair with criminal personalities, investigative reporter Conor Woodman spent four years exploring the hidden depths of dynamic cities across the globe. Sharks takes us on a journey through the lawless backstreets of cities as diverse as Mumbai, Bogotá, New Orleans, Barcelona and London. In each he uncovers the people and the scams that keep the global black economy moving.
14) Sharks
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Engaging Readers, Level 1
Sharks are not as scary as they are made out to be. In fact, humans are a bigger threat to sharks than they are to us. Learn all about sharks and how they help keep oceans healthy.
Level 1 readers are aimed at children who are starting to recognize common words and are capable of sounding out unfamiliar words. Short, simple sentences help guide the reader through new concepts and ideas.
15) Sharks
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Did you know that sharks can smell blood in the water from over a mile away? Children will learn fascinating facts about the many different kinds of sharks: what they eat, where they exist, and how they live. Then we'll end with a fun-filled song about the great white shark. Children will love these interesting facts and larger-than-life sound effects to go along with engaging songs and stories.
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Brady searches Red Sox Nation for a ballplayer's kidnapped son For two years, Eddie Donagan was on track to become the greatest Red Sox pitcher of all time. Then one day, without warning, he went from unhittable to ineffective-forcing him to drop out of the Majors before he even hit his prime. Attorney Brady Coyne met Donagan before he turned pro, and stays friends with him even as the faded star drifts into depression, disappearing from his wife...
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Did you know that most sharks have an excellent sense of hearing? Or that fear of sharks is known as galeophobia? This fantastic quick-read eBook features over one hundred facts split into categories such as shark attacks, conservation, myths, record breakers and many more. So if you want to know how long a whale shark can live for, or what the Aztecs used to ward off sharks, then this is the book for you! Find the information you want, fast.
18) Nick's Sharks
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Nick is at the beach, but he doesn't want to go swimming because he is afraid of sharks! Will a trip to the aquarium with his sister show him that sharks are not scary?
19) More Sharks!
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From docile nurse and basking sharks to the quick and agile blacktip reef sharks, this series introduces readers to six amazing sharks. This series is at a Level 1 and is written specifically for beginning readers. Aligned to Common Core standards and correlated to state standards. Dash! is an imprint of Abdo Zoom, a division of ABDO.
Full contents:
Basking SharksBlacktip Reef SharksBull SharksNurse SharksThresher SharksZebra Sharks
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With amazing speed and razor-sharp teeth, a shark is one of the deadliest hunters in the ocean. Readers will learn about what makes sharks such dangerous predators, from their hunting styles to what they like to eat. Fun Facts and an Amazing but True section will thrill readers and give them a closer look at the lives of these awesome creatures.