Shark Week is an annual eight-day line-up of TV specials on the Discovery Channel that "salutes the most feared creature in the sea." This year, Shark Week occurred from August 9-16. If you watched and are hungry for more, or if you didn't and are sad you missed out, try some of these shark-centric reads for kids!
Sharks and other deadly ocean creatures : visual encyclopedia
Derek Harvey
j591.77 Harvey
Animals
Profiles more than two hundred sharks and fierce fish that call the ocean home, sharing details on the ocean habitats, body sizes, and tails of marine animals that range from barracudas to great whites--
Sharks : nature's perfect hunter
Joe (Illustrator) Flood
j597.3 /Flood
Animals
Presented in comic book format, this in-depth introduction to sharks examines their undersea terrain, their cunning adaptability, and their staggering variety. Includes glossary.
If sharks disappeared
Lily Williams
j577.7 Williams
Animals
"A nonfiction picture book tracing the repercussions of what would happen if sharks disappeared from our planet"--
Smart about sharks
Owen Davey
j597.3 Davey
Animals
Discover new and fascinating facts about the wonderful ocean species called sharks!
Swimming with sharks : the daring discoveries of Eugenie Clark
Heather Lang
j597.3 Lang
Animals
"The true story about the girl who grew up to be the 'Shark Lady' and became one of the most inspiring scientists in the world"--Back cover.
Everything sharks
Ruth Musgrave
j597.3 Musgrave
Animals
"In Everything Sharks, exciting photos depict great whites, hammerheads, and more. Scientists tell hair-raising tales about encounters. With its awesome facts and action-packed images, this book brings kids close to the mysterious lives of sharks"--Amazon.com.
Mission: Shark rescue : all about sharks and how to save them
Ruth Musgrave
j597.3 Musgrave
Animals
This titles presents different types of sharks and the real-life challenges they face.
Sharkpedia.
j597.3 Sharkpedia
Animals
Through hundreds of photographs, diagrams, maps, and illustrations, readers will learn where sharks lurk, what they eat, and why they do what they do, as well as hear from scientists and shark-attack survivors.--
Shark week : everything you need to know
Martha Brockenbrough
j597.3 Brockenbrough
Animals
Provides readers with a comprehensive overview of sharks, including photos, firsthand accounts of shark attacks, and interesting facts.
Killer whale vs. great white shark
Jerry Pallotta
j599.536 Pallotta
Animals
Contains facts about killer whales and great white sharks, comparing such aspects as their sizes, brain structure, and abilities.
Shark wars
E. J. (Ernie J.) Altbacker
jFICTION Altbacker, E. J.
Fantasy
Gray is already bigger than all the other sharks in his clan, or shiver. He can't stop growing, and when his hunger gets him into trouble, he's banished from the reef with his best friend Barkley. Their hunt for food forces them to journey deep into Goblin Shiver territory, where they have no choice but to join the shiver. They'll help fight against rival sharks in return for training, protection, and food. But who can Gray and Barkley trust when the ocean is full of slippery fish and one mistake means you're someone else's dinner?
Secrets of the deep
Kay Wilkins
jFICTION Ripley's
Fantasy
The RBI team investigates claims of a human creature living underwater, and discover a city buried under the water and protected by schools of sharks.
Fins
Randy Wayne White
jFICTION/White Randy
Suspense
The world's shark population is in trouble for a sad, simple reason: shark fin soup. And although it's illegal, poachers have been targeting Florida's biannual migration of blacktip sharks. Marine biologist Doc Ford needs some assistance protecting the sharks and enlists the help of three kids, Luke, Marta, and Sabina. Together they form Sharks, Inc. and are given an important assignment: to set out each day on their small fishing boat in hopes of tagging sharks for Doc's research. The trio certainly isn't looking for trouble, but when they come face to face with danger, survival requires them to rely on each of their own unique gifts, and especially on one another.
I survived the shark attacks of 1916
Georgia Ball
jGRAPHIC NOVEL Tarshis
Graphic Novels
"Chet Roscow is finally feeling at home in his uncle's little New Jersey town. He has three new friends, and they love cooling off in the creek on hot summer days. But then comes shocking news: A massive shark has been attacking swimmers in the ocean along the Jersey Shore, not far from where Chet is staying. Fear is in the air. So when Chet spots a gray fin in the creek, he's sure it's his imagination running wild. It's impossible he's about to come face-to-face with a killer shark right?"--