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Shark Week for Kids!

Shark Week is celebrated every summer. Learn more about these fascinating creatures from the books and DVDs below!

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  • Do you know all there is to know about sharks? They're all giant, cold-blooded creatures that enjoy eating humans, right? Well, this book is here to show you that you're WRONG! But don't worry, even the experts can't be right all the time... so,…
    Book, 2024Lincoln, MA : Nosy Crow, 2024, c2023. — J 597.3 Cru 2024
  • The New Sharks and Ocean Life Encyclopedia

    Hunting and Feeding, Survival Strategies, Habitats, Life Cycles and More!

    Martin, Claudia
    A visual encyclopedia on sharks and ocean life, covering survival strategies, habitats, life cycles, and more.
    Book, 2024London : Arcturus Publishing Limited, 2024. — J 578.77 Mar 2024
  • Edgar the shark is hosting a pizza party, but he forgot the pizza, so he and his crab friend, Lotta, decide to make a pizza from scratch -- and invite all their friends to bring their favorite toppings.
    Picture Book, 2024New York : Orchard Books, an imprint of Scholastic, Inc., 2024. — JP Lower
  • A collection of 12 non-fiction stories about sharks that can be read in 5 minutes.
    Book, 2023Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, 2023. — J 597.3 Fiv 2023
  • Follow a female shark as she heads to warm waters for the sake of her young in a lyrical, fact-filled look at one of the ocean's top predators.
    Book, 2023Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2023, c2021. — J 597.33 Sax 2023
  • Ten-year-old Julia loves the mysteries of the ocean and marine biology, just like her scientist mother. Her family is spending the summer on a remote island where her mom is searching for the elusive Greenland shark. Determined to prove that the…
    Book, 2023New York : Union Square Kids, 2023. — J FIC Hargr
  • The answers to all of these questions and more are covered in depth with detailed graphics, diagrams, and exciting videos that reinforce important concepts. Where is Shark Alley and how did it get its name? Where is the Red Triangle?
    DVD, 2023Rancho Palos Verdes, CA : Wonderscape Entertainment, LLC, [2023] — J DVD 597.3 Sci
  • Swim across the wide waters with the Shark Family to enjoy the Fin-tastic Festival where you can watch performers sing, dance, and rock!
    Video Game, 2023Redmond, WA : Nintendo, 2023. — J GAME Switch Baby
  • Weird but True! Sharks

    300 Fin-nominal Facts to Dive Into

    From bizarre creatures in the ocean today to gigantic prehistoric sharks and even some pop culture shark weirdness, this portable, browsable, supercool book is full of incredible facts, amazing photos, and fun illustrations about everything sharks.
    Book, 2023Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, 2023. — J 597.3 Wei 2023
  • When it comes to size, great white sharks and elephants are relatively similar -- but if pitted against each other in battle, would this matter? Readers of this innovative volume follow along with a battle of these big beasts to find out!
    Book, 2022New York : Gareth Stevens Publishing, 2022. — J 599.67 Mik 2022
  • Learn all about sharks in this great non-fiction guide.
    Book, 2022New York : Doubleday Books for Young Readers, 2022. — J 597.3 McDo 2022
  • Where do Great White Sharks live? What are their life cycle and habitat? What is their anatomy? The answers to all of these questions and more are covered in depth with detailed graphics, diagrams and exciting video that reinforce important…
    DVD, 2022Rancho Palos Verdes, CA : Wonderscape Entertainment, LLC, [2022] — J DVD 597.33 Gre
  • Oona the mermaid is friends with everyone, but when her attempts to befriend a shark with sensory issues fail miserably she realizes what may be fun for her may be overwhelming for him.
    Picture Book, 2022New York : Katherine Tegen Books, 2022. — JP DiPuc
  • Kitana, a self-proclaimed Shark Princess, and her best friend Mack go on an underwater adventure in an abandoned shipwreck.
    Graphic Novel, 2022New York : Viking, 2022. — J FIC Chana
  • A photo essay introducing the various types of sharks, and features great whites, horn sharks, whale sharks, and others, and describes their physical characteristics, behavior, and life cycle.
    Book, 2022New York, NY : DK Publishing, 2022. — J 597.3 MacQ 2022
  • Sharks Forever

    the Mystery and History of the Planet's Perfect Predator

    Leiren-Young, Mark
    This nonfiction book for middle grade readers examines the biology, habitat, threats, mythology and latest research on sharks. It asks us to look at sharks as friends not foes.
    Book, 2022Victoria, B.C. : Orca Book Publishers, 2022. — J 597.3 Lei 2022
  • What makes the great white shark (one of) the greatest fish in the sea? FIN-d out in this hilarious fish-out-of-water story that's perfect for Shark Week and all year-round! Filled with the greatest shark facts in the ocean!
    Book, 2021New York : Crown Books for Young Readers, 2021. — J 597.3 Hol 2021
  • Explores the lives, habits, and types of sharks, one of the world's oldest and most feared species.
    Book, 2021Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2021. — J 597.3 Jen 2021
  • Did you know that sharks can be as small as a banana, or bigger than a bus? Or that whale sharks have more than 3,000 teeth? Did you know that giant squids have eyes the size of dinner plates? Or that clownfish are protected by snot armor?
    Book, 2020New York : Orchard Books, 2020. — J 597.3 Low 2020
  • In July, 1916, Chet Roscow is fascinated by news accounts of the great white shark said to be attacking people along the New Jersey shore not far from his home, but when he goes swimming in Matawan Creek he discovers the truth of the stories.
    Graphic Novel, 2020New York, NY : Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic, Inc., 2020.