Author: Gail Gibbons
Narrator: Peter Fernandez
Unabridged: 14 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Live Oak Media
Published: 10/30/1992
Categories: Children's Nonfiction, Animals
Gail Gibbons grew up writing stories and drawing pictures to fit the words, and wishing she lived in the country. After graduating from the University of Illinois with a bachelor of fine arts degree, she became involved in television graphics. Eventually Gail became a full-time writer and moved to rural Vermont, where she could have a garden and as many pets as she wanted. Winner of the 2010 Regina Medal, Gail has written & illustrated more than 140 books. Gail and her husband, Kent Ancliffe, have a dog named Wilbur and two cats, named Miles and Davis. They live in Corinth, Vermont in a passive solar house that Gail's husband built and on an island off the coast of Maine.
Really nice introductory book to the amazing world of sharks. What a bad rap they have taken! I can still remember when Jaws came out when I was a little boy; don't think I have ever gone deeper into the sea than my knees since then! This is a nice introduction to sharks that is sure to perk the int......more
Read about sharks, small to huge sharks, parts of the shark, and the many different kinds of sharks: Bull sharks, blue sharks, Mako sharks, tiger sharks and more. A fish themselves, see how sharks differ from other fish. Published in 1992, this book is still relevant today with the vibrant colorful......more
My daughter was enthused about all the new shark facts she learned from this book.......more
I’d love to give this book 4 stars but the pictures were lacking. They were accurate but not as vibrant and interesting as they could have been. Over all a good book about sharks.......more
PB:5 Sharks. As I read the interesting facts, I enjoyed the pictures but I felt the book could have has real-life pictures the accurately depicts each shark in the book. Though this was not a big deal, you should take a little something away from this quick and fun read! You could easily read this t......more