Spring 2025

How to Avoid Being Eaten by Sharks . . .

And Other Advice

  • Interest Level: Grade 3 - Grade 7
  • Reading Level: Grade 3

There is one sure-fire method to avoid being eaten by sharks: Don’t go in the ocean.

How can you avoid being eaten by sharks? What does it mean to “skateboard” someone? Is there a chance you could be abducted by aliens? Are there zombies hiding under your brother’s bed? In this hilarious guide, John Larkin relates his tried and tested advice for navigating the mysteries of life, with a sprinkling of some of the facts and history he’s discovered along the way. Accompanied by entertaining comic-style illustrations from Chrissie Krebs, this is an education not to be missed!

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978-1-76160-061-6
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Interest Level Grade 3 - Grade 7
Reading Level Grade 3
Genre Science
Copyright 2025
Publisher Walker Books Australia
Imprint Walker Books Australia
Language English
Number of Pages 160
Publication Date 2025-05-06
Text Type Nonfiction—Humor
BISACS JNF028000, JNF051000, JNF038030
Dimensions 5 x 7.75
Features Original artwork

Author: John Larkin

John Larkin is a multi-award-winning author. He is the writer-in-residence at Knox Grammar School, University of Technology Sydney, and All Saints Anglican School (Gold Coast).

Illustrator: Chrissie Krebs

Chrissie Krebs is the author-illustrator of several picture books, including Pig in a Wig and There is Something Weird in Santa’s Beard. Chrissie is living her inner four-year-old’s dream and cannot believe she gets paid to draw pictures all day.