Book Description
How fast can some dolphins swim? What is the biggest shark? Why do sharks attack? Find out the answers to these questions and more in this Magic Tree House Research Guide! Includes an illustrated gallery of dolphins and sharks, information on the ocean, dolphin communication, how sharks hunt for food, ocean exploration, and lots more! A Stepping Stone Book™
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Discusses dolphins and sharks, their ocean habitats, and general information about oceans and oceanography.
From the Inside Flap
How fast can some dolphins swim? What is the biggest shark? Why do sharks attack? Find out the answers to these questions and more in this Magic Tree House Research Guide! Includes an illustrated gallery of dolphins and sharks, information on the ocean, dolphin communication, how sharks hunt for food, ocean exploration, and lots more! A Stepping Stone Book™
About the Author
Mary Pope Osborne and Natalie Pope Boyce are sisters who grew up on army posts all over the world. Mary is the author of over 50 acclaimed books for children. Natalie has worked as a children’s librarian and as a teacher of English and E.S.L. This is their fourth book together. The authors live in Goshen, CT, and West Stockbridge, MA, respectively.
Sal Murdocca has been illustrating and writing books for children for many years. He has illustrated every book in the Magic Tree House fiction series and the Magic Tree House Research Guide nonfiction companions. Sal and his wife Nancy are avid runners and have toured Europe on bicycles. He lives in Rockland County, NY.
Dolphins and Sharks: A Nonfiction Companion to Dolphins at Daybreak (Magic Tree House Research Guide Series) FROM OUR EDITORS
Fans of the Magic Tree House -- and Dolphins at Daybreak in particular -- can learn more about our oceanic friends in this companion guide by Mary Pope Osborne and Natalie Pope Boyce. Hosted by the MTH duo Jack and Annie, Guide #9 in the Magic Tree House Research Guide series provides enlightening info about the ocean itself, dolphin life, shark life, saving dolphins and sharks, and information for doing additional research. Along with subchapters on how these aquatic creatures communicate, what they eat, and how they spend their time in the water, Dolphins and Sharks includes detailed sections on different types, along with plenty of extra tidbits in the margins. With loads of information perfect for research reports or just learning about these animals, this MTH companion is a splashy and useful book to keep on the shelf.
ANNOTATION
Discusses dolphins and sharks, their ocean habitats, and general information about oceans and oceanography.
FROM THE PUBLISHER
How fast can some dolphins swim? What is the biggest shark? Why do sharks attack? Find out the answers to these questions and more in this Magic Tree House Research Guide! Includes an illustrated gallery of dolphins and sharks, information on the ocean, dolphin communication, how sharks hunt for food, ocean exploration, and lots more! A Stepping Stone Book™
From the Trade Paperback edition.
FROM THE CRITICS
Children's Literature - Judy Crowder
Young readers may already be familiar with the Magic Tree House series, a collection of early chapter books featuring Jack and Annie. These popular books go further: nonfiction companions or research guides. In this case series author Mary Pope Osborne joins her sister to encourage children to do research by presenting Jack and Annie as saying, "We had one adventure in Dolphins at Daybreak. Now let's continue the adventure by researching dolphins and sharks." The book does this well, with pages of facts written in an interesting style. Text covers such common facts such as why dolphins are mammals and sharks are fish to lesser-known factoids: dolphins communicate by touch or, a person has more chance of being hit over the head by a coconut or stepped on by an elephant than being attacked by a shark. Along the way and in the margins are Annie and Jack with more information, definitions or appropriate comments. Illustrations are black and white, but they are plentiful and lively. The book's final section is about how children can become involved in ensuring these amazing creatures are still around when readers are adults. The long reference section includes an index, bibliography and lists of museums, web sites, videos, etc, along with encouragement to take along a notebook to get the most out of this research adventure. Bravo! Teachers and parents unfamiliar with this series should check it out; families and schools familiar with it should stock up. 2003, Random House, Ages 5 to 10.
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