Are You Smarter Than a Shark?

Description

People once thought that sharks weren’t very smart. It turns out those people were WRONG! Wise-cracking sharks set the record straight in this funny, fact-filled book for young shark lovers.

Sharks have their own way of thinking. And their way of thinking has made them one of the top predators in the ocean. Sharks can sniff out injured animals over great distances. As hunters, they use their special electro-sense to zero in on hidden prey. They have taste buds in their razor-sharp teeth. And, like people, sharks are playful and curious, and they can learn and remember.
 
In Are You Smarter Than…A Shark?, discover what makes a shark a shark, and what makes them different from other fish. Learn about countershading, mermaid’s purses, dermal denticles, and more. Explore a shark’s watery world and meet their finny friends and weird relatives.

Five “Test Your Shark Smarts” activities let you test your senses against a shark’s senses. Can you identify a secret ingredient through smell alone? Is your hearing better above or below water? How do your teeth compare to those of different sharks? Who would win a tasting contest?

Best yet, Are You Smarter Than…A Shark? has humor. Punny jokes and cartoon illustrations, along with robust information, make this a book you’ll want to dive into again and again.Laugh your way through the intriguing world of sharks with Are You Smarter Than a Shark? Sure to pique the interest and tickle the funny bones of young shark lovers, this lively illustrated nonfiction book has the element that’s been missing in other shark books—humor.

David George Gordon is the award-wining author of twenty books on topics that range from watching gray whales and bald eagles to appreciating cockroaches, coral reef fishes, and geoduck clams. He has been featured in Ripley’s Believe It or Not, National Geographic Kids, The Wall Street Journal, and Time magazine. He’s been a guest on Late Night with Conan O’Brien, ABC’s Nightline, and The View. As a bug chef, he has performed at the Smithsonian Institution, Yale University, and Singapore’s Food Fest. Gordon lives in Seattle with his wife and their pet tarantula, Wes.

Shark Smarts
Shark Basics
Shark Anatomy
In the Beginning
What Makes Sharks Smart?
It All Makes Sense!
What's for Dinner?
The Taste Test
A Toothy Tool Kit
The Tooth Test
Getting Nosy
The Sniff Test
Deep "Sees"
The Vision Test
Watery Sound Waves
The Tap Test
Skin Teeth
Extra Sensory
Beware These Bites
One Big, Toothy Family
Finny Friends
Save the Sharks
Glossary of Shark Terms
 A "solid resource…for children who need a little humor to help absorb the science."—Nancy Call, formerly at Santa Cruz P.L., Aptos, CA, School Library Journal

Additional information

Dimensions	0.75 × 7.8 × 9.9 in
Imprint	becker&mayer! kids
Format	General Trade
ISBN-13	09780760370452
ISBN-10	0760370451
Author	David George Gordon
Illustrator	Josh Lynch
Audience	Children
BISAC	JNF051150, JNF028020
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