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Super Shark Encyclopedia9781465435842 HC | 9 7/8 x 11 7/8" 208 pp. | $24.99 Available June 2015

Sink Your Teeth Into Super SharkSuper Shark Encyclopedia uncovers the secrets of the oceans by exploring a remarkable array of 80 sharks and other sea creatures—from Barrel Shrimp to Blue Sharks, Starfish to Bat Fish, and Hammerhead Sharks to Sand Tiger Sharks, plus surfing penguins, deep-sea monsters, ray, eels, and more. Packed with jaw-dropping facts about animal behavior and anatomy, new X-ray artworks utilize cross-sections and strip layers away to show key anatomical gestures in detail. It showcases record-breaking animals, such as the deadliest predators and the most venomous creatures, and explains how and why their bodies work the way they do. With its combination of spectacular photography and clear yet authoritative text, Super Shark Encyclopedia is the ultimate visual guide to the oceans’ most incredible stories.

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Super Shark Encyclopedia and Other Creatures of the Deep

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Dive into Shark Week!Get kids ready to take a bite out of Shark Week with these amazing facts from Super Shark Encyclopedia.

• Dorsal fins help stop sharks from rolling over.

• A great white shark can detect a drop of blood up to three miles away.

• Hammerhead sharks are less buoyant than other sharks, but the hammer shape helps provide lift, just like an aircraft wing, in the water.

• A group of sharks is called a shiver.

• Tiger sharks have a protective membrane that automatically blinks down over their eyes to protect them from flailing prey that could cause any damage.

• Whale sharks are the largest sharks as well as the largest fish.

• Bull sharks can survive in both salt water and fresh water.

• As zebra sharks grow older, their stripes are replaced with leopardlike spots.

• Pregnant lemon sharks return to the same lagoon to give birth every two years.

• Sharks have oily livers that give them buoyancy in water.

Angel SharkAn angel shark is hiding in the sand of the seabed. Can you connect the dots to find him?

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The Australian angel shark is an ovoviviparous species that can give birth to up to 20 pups per litter. Its blunt snout and nostrils have fringed skin flaps that probably help detect prey by touch, taste, or smell.

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Size Up to 5 ft

HabitatContinental shelves and beyond, up to 840 ft deep

DistributionSoutheastern Indian Ocean and southwestern Pacific Ocean

What’s for Dinner?Doodle what you think this shark has been eating.

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Shark WatchDownload a shark tracker app and follow your favorite shark’s journey. Cut out the shark below

and use it to record the shark’s course on a map. Where is your shark swimming right now?

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