Great White Sharks
From the Series Animal Predators
Some of the fiercest and most skilled hunters in the world, great white sharks use intellect, camouflage, and a strong sense of smell, hearing, and sight to track and kill their prey. Watch these fearsome animals as they grow from small pups into full-grown sharks—honing the instincts and skills they’ll need to become ferocious predators.
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$8.99 |
| Interest Level | Grade 3 - Grade 6 |
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| Reading Level | Grade 4 |
| Genre | Science |
| Category | 5 Kinds of Nonfiction, 5KN: Narrative Nonfiction, Animals |
| Copyright | 2004 |
| Publisher | Lerner Publishing Group |
| Imprint | First Avenue Editions ™ |
| Language | English |
| Number of Pages | 40 |
| Publication Date | 2005-08-01 |
| Reading Counts! Level | 5.9 |
| Reading Counts! Points | 3.0 |
| Text Type | Narrative Nonfiction |
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| BISACS | JNF003150, JNF051150, JNF003090 |
| Dewey | 597.3'3 |
| Graphics | Full-color illustrations |
| Dimensions | 11 x 8.5 |
| Lexile | 900 |
| Guided Reading Level | P |
| ATOS Reading Level | 5.1 |
| Accelerated Reader® Quiz | 78810 |
| Accelerated Reader® Points | 0.5 |
| Features | Awards, Bibliography/further reading, Glossary, Index, Reviewed, Teaching Guides, and eSource |
Author: Sandra Markle
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.
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Animal Predators
With remarkable photographs of animals on the hunt, this series focuses on some of the most skillful predators in the animal kingdom. Watch these deadly animals as they grow into full-grown predators—honing the instincts and skills they’ll need to become ferocious hunters.… View available downloads →
Awards
- CBC Children's Choices
- ILA Young Adults' Choices