The Great Shark Rescue, Sandra Markle
The Great Shark Rescue, Sandra Markle
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The Great Shark Rescue
Saving the Whale Sharks

Author: Sandra Markle

Narrator: Book Buddy Digital Media

Unabridged: 36 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Lerner

Published: 01/01/2020

Synopsis

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.

About 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. She 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.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Sharon on October 31, 2019

The Great Shark Rescue: Saving the Whale Sharks by Sandra Markle is 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......more

Goodreads review by Psusan on October 02, 2019

Looking for nonfiction for children to enjoy I can recommend The Great Shark Rescue by Sandra Markle. The information is given about this species that I knew so little about, along with the problems that they have, Man intervention is also part of the book since man’s boats are also part of the prob......more

Goodreads review by A on September 05, 2024

I really appreciate the visual aids, such as the ones used when talking about purse seine and upwelling, as well as the bullet point list about the differences between humpback whales and whale sharks. This book is full of photos and does mention how we tell the male and female whale sharks apart, i......more

Goodreads review by Debbie on September 03, 2019

This is a terrific story about whale sharks, a little known species of shark, that are disappearing at an alarming rate. Sandra Markle does a great job showing us why we should care about this species with interesting text, gorgeous full color photos, tons of charts, graphs, and maps. This one is de......more

Goodreads review by Beth on January 19, 2020

I read this as part of a committee who's reviewing books for sustainability list of children's books. Well done very scientific very interesting and I learned a lot. Definitely a good book for elementary school.......more

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