Swimming with Hammerhead Sharks
Scientists in the Field Series Book #5 of 62 in publication order   (switch to alphabetical order)
Author: Kenneth Mallory
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| Published on March 26, 2001 | | Age Group: 10 - 15 years | | Reading Level: | AR: 7.9 (1.0 Point, Quiz #51233)
GLE: 8.1
F&P/GRL: W
Lexile® measure: 1270L |
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Summary:
One of the world's experts on hammerhead sharks, marine biologist Pete Klimley is fighting the stereotype of sharks as primitive and vicious killers. In fact, hammerheads exhibit some remarkably sophisticated social behaviors, including their schooling in the hundreds at underwater seamounts in the Pacific Ocean.
To tell the story of these incredible animals, author Ken Mallory talked with Pete Klimley and then traveled to tiny Cocos Island, 330 miles off the Pacific coast of Costa Rica. There, he had the chance of a lifetime to see these awe-inspiring animals up close.
Excerpt/First Sentence(s):
I met my first shark in about twenty feet of water near Midnight Pass, off Siesta Key. In Sarasota, Florida. It was small-two feet long at most-a juvenile nurse shark that was hiding under coral rock ledges a few hundrewd feet out from the beach. As I floated at the surface preparing to dive for a closer look, I rehearsed Genie's instructions. "You have to sneak up on them," she had said, "and grab them by the gills."
Publisher Description:
One of the world's experts on hammerhead sharks, marine biologist Pete Klimley is fighting the stereotype of sharks as primitive and vicious killers. In fact, hammerheads exhibit some remarkably sophisticated social behaviors, including their schooling in the hundreds at underwater seamounts in the Pacific Ocean. To tell the story of these incredible animals, author Ken Mallory talked with Pete Klimley and then traveled to tiny Cocos Island, 330 miles off the Pacific coast of Costa Rica. There, he had the chance of a lifetime to see these awe-inspiring animals up close.
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