Shocking Sharks

Charlotte Guillain

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Why do sharks have so many teeth? Can a shark really smell a drop of blood in the ocean from a long way away? How does a shark stay hidden from its enemies? This title takes a fun look at sharks through engaging photos and lively text.

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• Publié par: Capstone Global Library
• Date de parution: 18 juillet 2013
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781406268768
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 8 Mo

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Shocking Sharks

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Shocking Sharks

Charlotte Guillain

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British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data Guillain, Charlotte. Shocking sharks. -- (Walk on the wild side) 597.3-dc23 A full catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library.

Acknowledgements We would like to thank the following for permission to reproduce photographs: Corbis p. 22 (Minden Pictures/© Mike Parry); Getty Images p. 18 (Science Faction/ Stephen Frink); Image Quest Marine p. 27 (V&W/Andy Murch); Nature Picture Library pp. 4 (2020VISION/© Alex Mustard), 5, 10, 12 (both © David Fleetham), 7, 13, 16, 17, 20 (all © Brandon Cole), 11(© Jeff Rotman), 14 (© Mark Carwardine), 15 (© Alex Mustard), 19, 21 (both © Doug Perrine), 23 (© Juan Carlos Munoz), 24 (© Jeff Rotman), 25, 28 (both © Juan Carlos Munoz), 29 (© Tony Heald); Shutterstock pp. 8 (© Natursports), 9 (© Senai Aksoy).

Cover photograph of a Great White Shark reproduced with permission of Getty Images (Visuals Unlimited, Inc./ David Fleetham).

We would like to thank Michael Bright for his invaluable help in the preparation of this book.

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