The Ultimate Shark Field Guide

The Ultimate Shark Field Guide
Author: Thomas Nelson
Publisher: Applesauce Press
Total Pages: 97
Release: 2024-06-11
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1400252229

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Swim alongside your favorite underwater creatures with The Ultimate Shark Field Guide--created as if a marine biologist painted these illustrations and made these notes while out collecting research. Pick up the journal of a marine biologist and discover underwater mysteries with The Ultimate Shark Field Guide. Encounter sharks of all shapes and sizes and note observations on each species' appearance, size, diet, and more. Detailed watercolor illustrations will captivate young readers. This spectacular visual guide gets you up close and personal with some of the fiercest creatures on Earth, including the bull shark, the great white, the Ganges river shark, the whale shark, and the great hammerhead. Explore underwater landscapes with these incredible animals in The Ultimate Shark Field Guide!

Go! Field Guide: Sharks

Go! Field Guide: Sharks
Author: Scholastic
Publisher: Scholastic Nonfiction
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2019
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9781338539554

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Issued with four replica teeth in an enclosed plastic tray next to the book's spine.

The Shark Handbook: Third Edition

The Shark Handbook: Third Edition
Author: Greg Skomal
Publisher: Cider Mill Press
Total Pages: 280
Release: 2024-06-11
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 1400252202

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Dive deep into the world of sharks, the most fascinating and misunderstood marine animals on the planet, in this stunning new edition of The Shark Handbook, written by Shark Week expert, Dr. Greg Skomal. Did you know that a whale shark’s spots are as unique as a fingerprint? Or that sharks can go into a trance when flipped upside down? Or that the Megallodon’s mouth was 6 feet across? With The Shark Handbook, jump into brand new facts about these fierce sea creatures! Explore all of the orders of sharks, such as: Ground sharks Great white sharks Mackerel sharks Carpet sharks and more! Learn about over 400 profiles of every shark in existence, from the first sharks living about 445 million years ago to the ones lurking in the ocean deep today. Starring spectacular, full-color photography that makes these jaw-dropping sharks come to life, this is the perfect gift for the shark enthusiast in your life. Dr. Greg Skomal, PhD is an experienced aquarist and Marine Fisheries Biologist at Martha's Vineyard Fisheries, Division of Marine Fisheries, Massachusetts. He's been keeping saltwater aquariums since childhood and has shared his extensive knowledge with viewers of National Geographic, the Discovery Channel, NBC's Today, and other media.

The Ultimate Book of Sharks

The Ultimate Book of Sharks
Author: Brian Skerry
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Total Pages: 196
Release: 2018
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1426330715

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An illustration-heavy exploration of the types and characteristics of sharks.

The Ultimate Dinosaur Field Guide

The Ultimate Dinosaur Field Guide
Author:
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 96
Release: 2022-05-31
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1646432444

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Travel back in time and walk alongside your favorite prehistoric creatures with The Ultimate Dinosaur Field Guide—created as if a paleontologist painted these illustrations and made these notes during a journey through the Permian, Triassic, Jurassic, Cretaceous, and Cenozoic periods. Encounter dinos of all shapes and sizes and note observations on each species’ appearance, size, diet, and more. Detailed watercolor illustrations will captivate young readers. This spectacular visual guide gets you up close and personal with the coolest prehistoric creatures to walk the Earth, including the T-rex, Stegosaurus, Brachiosaurus, Dimetrodon, Moschops, Archosaurus, Giganotosaurus, Smilosuchus, Allosaurus, Pterodactylus, and Velociraptor. Explore prehistoric landscapes with these incredible herbivores, ferocious carnivores, and other fascinating animals in The Ultimate Dinosaur Field Guide!

Sharks of the World

Sharks of the World
Author: David A. Ebert
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Total Pages: 608
Release: 2021-07-20
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 069120599X

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"Fully revised and updated"--Back cover.

Discovery Channel Sharkopedia

Discovery Channel Sharkopedia
Author: Discovery Channel
Publisher: Liberty Street
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2013-06-11
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9781603209649

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Celebrate Discovery Shark Week all year long with Discovery Sharkopedia, the definitive visual guide to everything there is to know about sharks! With more than 400 incredible color photos of the world's most infamous sharks, including great white, bull, and tiger sharks, Sharkopedia explores the evolution of sharks-did you know sharks have been swimming in the world's oceans since before dinosaurs roamed the earth?-and introduces kids to almost 500 known shark species with close-up portraits of each and fun "fin facts" throughout. Discover what makes sharks expert hunters with detailed sections about shark anatomy, habitats, life cycles, surprising behaviors, and more. Sharkopedia also provides shark conservation resources and offers suggestions for ways to help these amazing, often misunderstood, creatures continue to survive. Want to meet more incredible creatures? Check out the other books in the Discovery Opedia series: Snakeopedia, Dinopedia, and Bugopedia!

Shark

Shark
Author: Brian Skerry
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Total Pages: 212
Release: 2017
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 1426219105

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For decades, Skerry has braved ocean depths to capture portraits of sharks around the world. Combined with articles from National Geographic writers, they encourage readers to recognize the impact of sharks on our world, and their significance as part of a balanced ocean.

Shark Biology and Conservation

Shark Biology and Conservation
Author: Daniel C. Abel
Publisher: JHU Press
Total Pages: 447
Release: 2020-09-01
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1421438372

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Feed your fascination with sharks! This complete resource enlightens readers on the biology, ecology, and behavior of sharks with approachable explanations and more than 250 stunning color illustrations. Studies of shark biology have flourished over the last several decades. An explosion of new research methods is leading to a fascinating era of oceanic discovery. Shark Biology and Conservation is an up-to-date, comprehensive overview of the diversity, evolution, ecology, behavior, physiology, anatomy, and conservation of sharks. Written in a style that is detailed but not intimidating by world-renowned shark specialists Dan Abel and Dean Grubbs, it relays numerous stories and insights from their exciting experiences in the field. While explaining scientific concepts in terms that non-specialists and students can understand, Abel and Grubbs reveal secrets that will illuminate even the experts. The text provides readers with a robust and wide range of essential knowledge as it • introduces emerging as well as traditional techniques for classifying sharks, understanding their behavior, and unraveling the mysteries of their evolution; • draws on both established shark science and the latest breakthroughs in the field, from molecular approaches to tracking technologies; • highlights the often-neglected yet fascinating subject of shark physiology, including heart function, sensory biology, digestion, metabolic performance, and reproduction; • addresses big picture ecological questions like "Which habitats do sharks prefer?" and "Where do sharks migrate and for what purpose?"; • describes the astonishing diversity of sharks' adaptations to their environment; • discusses which shark conservation techniques do and don't work; and • comments on the use and misuse of science in the study of sharks. Enhanced by hundreds of original color photographs and beautifully detailed line drawings, Shark Biology and Conservation will appeal to anyone who is spellbound by this wondrous, ecologically important, and threatened group, including marine biologists, wildlife educators, students, and shark enthusiasts.

Shark Handbook

Shark Handbook
Author: Greg Skomal
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 299
Release: 2014-02-04
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 1604334274

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Greg Skomal is one of the world’s leading shark experts: many thousands of viewers know him as the “Shark Guy” on Discovery Channel and he’s affiliated with the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute. So if you’re dreaming of swimming with sharks, there’s no one better to take you—and that’s exactly what he does in this comprehensive, stunning field guide. In addition to an awesome gatefold poster of a Great White (with all its distinguishing features shown in detail), plus amazing original images from Skomal and award-winning National Geographic photographer Nick Caloyianis, it contains a complete listing of every known shark in existence as well as some extinct species. Learn about sharks from their birth to death, their anatomy, how to distinguish one shark from the next, how their teeth are developed, how they hunt and attack, and their importance and purpose within our eco system.