Hark! a Shark!

Title:

Hark! a Shark!

Author:

Worth, Bonnie, Ruiz, Aristides (ILT), Mathieu, Joe (ILT)

Format:

eBook

Electronic Format:

AXIS 360 EBOOK

EPUB

Provider:

Baker and Taylor

Language:

English

Publication Date:

2019

Subject:

JUVENILE NONFICTION/Animals/Marine Life, JUVENILE NONFICTION/Poetry/General, JUVENILE NONFICTION/Readers/Beginner

Juvenile Nonfiction, Juvenile Nonfiction, Juvenile Nonfiction

Description:

Learn about sharks with everyone's favorite Cat in the Hat! The Cat in the Hat dives deep in this fascinating exploration of the world of sharks. Learn about the different types of sharks, how we study them, and why they aren't so scary after all. Perfect for kids who love sharks and Dr. Seuss alike, and for any kid who loves learning and science. The Cat in the Hat's Learning Library is a nonfiction, unjacketed hardcover series that introduces beginning readers ages 5-8 to important basic concepts. Featuring beloved characters from Dr. Seuss's The Cat in the Hat, the Learning Library titles explore a range of topics about the world we live in and include an index, glossary, and suggestions for further reading.

ISBN:

9780593126516

Summary

Laugh and learn with fun facts about sharks from the smallest (the dwarf lantern) to the largest (the whale shark), the most notorious (the great white) to the most obscure (the goblin), and more--all told in Dr. Seuss's beloved rhyming style and starring The Cat in the Hat!

"In a super shark tank that is like a small sea, we will visit with sharks. Do you dare come with me?"

The Cat in the Hat's Learning Library series combines beloved characters, engaging rhymes, and Seussian illustrations to introduce children to non-fiction topics from the real world! Dive deep into the world of sharks and discover:

* why they have lots of teeth but no bones
* how their tough skin helps them swim fast and stay clean
* how they come in all shapes and sizes
* and much more!

Perfect for story time and for the youngest readers, Hark! A Shark! also includes an index, glossary, and suggestions for further learning.

Look for more books in the Cat in the Hat's Learning Library series!
Cows Can Moo! Can You? All About Farms
If I Ran the Dog Show: All About Dogs
Oh Say Can You Say Di-no-saur? All About Dinosaurs
On Beyond Bugs! All About Insects
One Vote Two Votes I Vote You Vote
There's No Place Like Space: All About Our Solar System
Who Hatches the Egg? All About Eggs
Why Oh Why Are Deserts Dry? All About Deserts
Wish for a Fish: All About Sea Creatures

Author Notes

Bonnie Worth is a published author of children's books. It is one of the pen names of Kate Klimo, who was also Vice President and Publisher of Random House Children's Books. Her titles include One Cent, Two Cents, Old Cent, New Cent: All About Money (Cat in the Hat's Learning Libry), Bear in Air (Pooh Adorables), Who Cares? Pooh Cares! In 2014 her title, Oh, Say Can You Say Di-No-Saur? made the New York Times Best Seller List. Her most recent book is Hark! a Shark!: All about Sharks.

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Reviews (2)

School Library Journal Review

Gr 2-4-Twisted sentence structure, tongue twisters, forced rhyme scheme, and lack of a consistent cadence make this offering a difficult read-aloud. "See this wonderful boat bobbing here on the water?/It's my Super-Stupendous Shipshape Shark Spotter" is one of the better-scanning lines, but still is a clunky read. Written at an almost fourth-grade reading level and illustrated in a cartoon style, the book's intended audience is unclear. Older students would be better served by reading a nonfiction text about sharks, many of which are listed in the back matter, including David Doubilet and Jennifer Hayes's Face to Face With Sharks (National Geographic, 2009). Readers should skip right to these additional resources. Buy only where the TV show is popular.-Kelly Roth, Bartow County Public Library, Cartersville, GA (c) Copyright 2013. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Horn Book Review

Dr. Seuss's famous cat delivers an onslaught of facts about sharks in rhymes so choppy readers will need seat belts to navigate them. The characters, including Thing 1 and Thing 2, do resemble Seuss's comfortably familiar classic creations, but it's doubtful that he would have approved the claustrophobic layouts and clashing colors. Reading list. Glos., ind. (c) Copyright 2013. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.