Shark [electronic resource]
MacQuitty, Miranda2013
Book
Abstract: DK Eyewitness Shark is a visually stunning guide to some of the most fascinating and mysterious creatures in the ocean. Amazing color photographs of great whites, hammerheads and even shark artifacts offer your child a unique "eyewitness" view of these incredible fish. From how a shark detects its prey, to inside the mouth of a fearsome Great White, let your child discover all about the most awesome animals on the planet, their behavior and secret underwater lives.Describes, in text and photographs, the physical characteristics, behavior, and life cycle of various types of sharks.
Main title:
Shark [electronic resource] / written by Miranda MacQuitty.
Work:
Imprint:
New York, N.Y. : DK Pub., 2008 (Boston, Mass. : Credo Reference, 2013.)
Collation:
1 online resource (220 entries) : 296 images, digital files.
Series title:
Notes:
Description based on title page of print version.
System details:
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Linking notes:
Print version: 72 p. : col. ill
Contents:
What is a shark? -- Close relatives -- Inside a shark -- Ancient sharks -- Amazing grace -- Making sense -- Laying eggs -- Live young -- Teeth and diet -- Friend or foe? -- The great white shark -- Gentle giants -- Basking beauties -- Angel sharks -- Horn sharks -- Head like a hammer -- Weird and wonderful -- Shark artifacts -- Shark attack -- Sharks at bay -- In the cage and out -- Studying sharks -- Tagging sharks -- Shark overkill -- Use and abuse -- Save the shark! -- Did you know? -- Find out more -- Glossary.
Access restrictions:
Access restricted to authorized users and institutions.
ISBN:
9780756637781 (hardcover)9781782682677 (online)
Dewey class:
597.3
LC class:
QL638.9
Language:
English
Added title:
BRN:
502377
Electronic access:
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