The World of Sharks

The World of Sharks

Did you know that sharks are among the oldest creatures on earth? They swam through the primordial oceans long before there were dinosaurs. Many legends surround these animals with their fearsome sharp teeth. But how dangerous are sharks really? In this book, you will not only find out how sharks were able to survive so many other animals and how many different species we know today, but also a lot about their very special teeth, their peculiar lateral line organ and excellent sense of smell. However, many sharks have hardly been researched to this day – their habitats are too deep in the sea for us humans to reach. This book is the starting point for so much more to explore about sharks.
Little Gestalten publishes beautiful, tactile books that are a pleasure to read and share with younger readers.
The World of Sharks
is no exception!
When I was a younger reader (around 40 years ago now) I fell in love with a shark book at my local library. It contained stories and information about sharks from around the world, from the Wobbegong (or Carpet Shark) in Australia, to the Great White Shark from South Africa where I grew up, it became one of the books I checked out every few weeks as I had become a shark fan (this happens to many children around the world when they learn about sharks, also common when they discover dinosaurs).
Anyway I digress, The World of Sharks has reawakened that love frenzy I felt for sharks when I was a child, and it did the same for my daughter who is about the age I was when I picked up that book.
Containing a ton of information broken down into bite-size chunks,
The World of Sharks
is lavishly illustrated with matte pages and a slightly rough cover that is a delight to hold and peruse from cover to cover or just opening to random pages. Honestly if you (or a small person in your life) is a lover of sharks or the ocean then this book is a must-have, or at least a must-borrow if you have a local library that you can request it from!
The World of Sharks
is written by
Darcy Dobell
and illustrated by
Becky Thorns
and is published by
Little Gestalten
. It is available now wherever good books are sold!