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Pocket Genius: Sharks: Facts at Your Fingertips
From the great white to the tiny dwarf lantern, Pocket Genius: Sharks profiles more than 150 sharks and rays and tells what they eat, where they live, and how fast they swim. Young readers will discover fascinating facts about these predators of the ocean including which species are the fastest, the largest, the smallest, and which are the hunters and the hunted.
Redesigned in paperback, DK's best-selling Pocket Genius series is now available in an engaging compact and economical format that is ideal for both browsing and quick reference for use in school and at home. Catalog entries packed with facts provide at-a-glance information, while locator icons offer immediately recognizable references to aid navigation and understanding, and fact files round off the book with fun facts such as record breakers and timelines. Each pocket-size encyclopedia is filled with facts on subjects ranging from animals to history, cars to dogs, and Earth to space and combines a child-friendly layout with engaging photography and bite-size chunks of text that will encourage and inform even the most reluctant readers.
Redesigned in paperback, DK's best-selling Pocket Genius series is now available in an engaging compact and economical format that is ideal for both browsing and quick reference for use in school and at home. Catalog entries packed with facts provide at-a-glance information, while locator icons offer immediately recognizable references to aid navigation and understanding, and fact files round off the book with fun facts such as record breakers and timelines. Each pocket-size encyclopedia is filled with facts on subjects ranging from animals to history, cars to dogs, and Earth to space and combines a child-friendly layout with engaging photography and bite-size chunks of text that will encourage and inform even the most reluctant readers.
- GenresScienceNonfictionAnimals
160 pages, Paperback
First published January 17, 2005
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9,148 books1,835 followersDorling Kindersley (DK) is a British multinational publishing company specializing in illustrated reference books for adults and children in 62 languages. It is part of Penguin Random House, a consumer publishing company jointly owned by Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA and Pearson PLC. Bertelsmann owns 53% of the company and Pearson owns 47%.
Established in 1974, DK publishes a range of titles in genres including travel (including Eyewitness Travel Guides), arts and crafts, business, history, cooking, gaming, gardening, health and fitness, natural history, parenting, science and reference. They also publish books for children, toddlers and babies, covering such topics as history, the human body, animals and activities, as well as licensed properties such as LEGO, Disney and DeLiSo, licensor of the toy Sophie la Girafe. DK has offices in New York, London, Munich, New Delhi, Toronto and Melbourne.
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Established in 1974, DK publishes a range of titles in genres including travel (including Eyewitness Travel Guides), arts and crafts, business, history, cooking, gaming, gardening, health and fitness, natural history, parenting, science and reference. They also publish books for children, toddlers and babies, covering such topics as history, the human body, animals and activities, as well as licensed properties such as LEGO, Disney and DeLiSo, licensor of the toy Sophie la Girafe. DK has offices in New York, London, Munich, New Delhi, Toronto and Melbourne.
Source: Wikipedia.
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May 3, 2020
Great information for the kids!!
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September 13, 2024WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SHARK BABY
May 11, 2023
I needed a palette cleanser since I just finished reading a crappy, 360-ish paged fiction book. This little thing has been sitting on my bookshelf for about 2 years now so I decided to finally read it cover to cover. What I was originally looking for on Amazon was a portable and easy field guide since I do want to scuba dive with various shark species at one point in my life. I also wanted something to refresh my memory on sharks. What I found was this cute little book.
It’s nothing too complex - it has alot of shark facts that are easy to find online. What I really like is that you can also use this pocket-size encyclopedia as a field guide. It lists different types of sharks and has bite sizes facts about them. I sticky tabbed facts and pages I really wanted to remember, and every chapter that starts with a different group of sharks. It’s not the best and most informative “field guide” out there, but it’s just enough to give you a good idea of the many different species of sharks. I also enjoyed the section that clarified that skates, rays, guitarfishes and chimaeras are cartilaginous fish that are not taxonomically considered “sharks.” This guide is best suited for kids and people who don’t need too much information when out in the field.
It has a one minor tidbit of misinformation however - First, Helicoprion is taxonomically considered a Chimaera by evolutionary biologists, and it is NOT considered a shark. Second, the illustrated reconstruction of Helicoprion is ATROCIOUS. It is downright the worst reconstruction of Helicoprion I have ever seen. Now, since this book was published in 2016, I don’t know if Helicoprion being a Chimaera was something that was decided after or before. Either way, that’s really the only criticism I have for this book. Something that I also think is worthy from the ancient sharks page is that the Megalodon looks like a more accurate reconstruction; it’s not the usual oversized great white illustrated reconstruction that you see in the mainstream media and online. Which was a relief.
It’s nothing too complex - it has alot of shark facts that are easy to find online. What I really like is that you can also use this pocket-size encyclopedia as a field guide. It lists different types of sharks and has bite sizes facts about them. I sticky tabbed facts and pages I really wanted to remember, and every chapter that starts with a different group of sharks. It’s not the best and most informative “field guide” out there, but it’s just enough to give you a good idea of the many different species of sharks. I also enjoyed the section that clarified that skates, rays, guitarfishes and chimaeras are cartilaginous fish that are not taxonomically considered “sharks.” This guide is best suited for kids and people who don’t need too much information when out in the field.
It has a one minor tidbit of misinformation however - First, Helicoprion is taxonomically considered a Chimaera by evolutionary biologists, and it is NOT considered a shark. Second, the illustrated reconstruction of Helicoprion is ATROCIOUS. It is downright the worst reconstruction of Helicoprion I have ever seen. Now, since this book was published in 2016, I don’t know if Helicoprion being a Chimaera was something that was decided after or before. Either way, that’s really the only criticism I have for this book. Something that I also think is worthy from the ancient sharks page is that the Megalodon looks like a more accurate reconstruction; it’s not the usual oversized great white illustrated reconstruction that you see in the mainstream media and online. Which was a relief.
November 27, 2017
Eyewitness Skarks is the perfect book to give any child, or adult, interested in the scary nature of sharks! I personally, love this book. The reason that I originally grabbed this book this year was because it brought back SO many memories of me being in middle school and going to the library. Growing up I wasn't much of a reader, so these Eyewitness books were always right up my ally!
This book is full of information that is presented in such an awesome way! One thing that I immediately notice about this book is obviously the pictures. The pictures are SO COOL! It shows everything from people hunting for sharks. People taking pictures of sharks. And even sharks hunting prey! There's diagrams, comparisons, maps, tables, and even a facts section all about sharks! The book takes us through all the different kinds of sharks that make this book something that you'll want to pick up for any shark loving member of your family.
This book is full of information that is presented in such an awesome way! One thing that I immediately notice about this book is obviously the pictures. The pictures are SO COOL! It shows everything from people hunting for sharks. People taking pictures of sharks. And even sharks hunting prey! There's diagrams, comparisons, maps, tables, and even a facts section all about sharks! The book takes us through all the different kinds of sharks that make this book something that you'll want to pick up for any shark loving member of your family.
November 16, 2022
I love these series the DK publishing makes. These pocket books are perfect for travel (waiting in doctor’s offices or hospital waiting rooms)!
Teaching you all about the different kinds of sharks. You learn where they live, what size they grow to, how they hunt or travel, what they eat and what eats them. I read this at the same time as the book “I survived the shark attacks of 1916” and it was awesome learning about sharks.
Teaching you all about the different kinds of sharks. You learn where they live, what size they grow to, how they hunt or travel, what they eat and what eats them. I read this at the same time as the book “I survived the shark attacks of 1916” and it was awesome learning about sharks.
February 20, 2023
Full of facts that intrigued me, it was a quick read and had lots of diagrams. The text was fairly big so easy for me to process. The Free poster included is a big win!
January 13, 2022
This is a pretty handy quick reference guide for varieties and categories of sharks and related animals.
It's well organized and is packed with as many illustrations as you can hope for in such a small package. It is by no means comprehensive in terms of the information provided about the individual shark species. Nonetheless it's a great place to start for anyone looking into sharks.
It's well organized and is packed with as many illustrations as you can hope for in such a small package. It is by no means comprehensive in terms of the information provided about the individual shark species. Nonetheless it's a great place to start for anyone looking into sharks.
October 7, 2015
If you are interested in features about sharks, then this Pocket Genius is for you! You cant even imagine how many sharks they talk about in this book. I like how DK Publishing showed you why and how sharks the way they are. That made me so interested in this book. This book even shows you some ancient sharks. CRAZY!! I am planning to read the next book Animals by DK Publishing.
October 27, 2012
There were a few pictures that I had to turn the page quickly on, but over all this was a great read for those who love sharks or want short facts on all different kinds of sharks. Great photos.
March 26, 2013
This book is AMAZING. It has really awesome facts, pictures, and you can't help but be awed. A perfect non-fiction book to skim and peruse at your leisure.
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