Boothroyd, Jennifer, 1972-

Basking shark / by Jennifer Boothroyd. - 24 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 24 cm. - Shark shock! .

Includes bibliographical references (page 24) and index.

Is it a sea monster? -- A mighty big fish -- Open wide -- On the move for food -- What's up with gills? -- Sharks in danger! -- Stop bothering me -- Jumping sharks -- A pup's life.

School Library Journal, April 2022

A huge fish slowly swims with its big mouth open wide. The basking shark is collecting tiny plankton to eat. Although it is the second-biggest shark in the world, this gentle giant doesn't attack any other animals. It just swims around eating plankton! Dive in to learn more about this where the basking shark lives, how it interacts with other fish, and why humans are a threat to this ocean animal.

3.5 K-3 560L Lexile

9781636915289 9781636915371 1636915280 163691537X

2021039169


Basking shark--Juvenile literature.
Basking shark.
Sharks.

QL638.95.C37 / B66 2022

597.3 BOO