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Great White Sharks

Great white sharks are a fascinating topic which will attract all readers.  Chapters in this book include: what they look like, where they live, food, senses, babies, attack and defense, attacks on humans, and a page on facts.  A diagram shows the fins and gill slits and a map of the world show areas where great whites can be found.  Although the information appears to be correct, one caption reads,”The great white can smell a single drop of blood in 25 gallons (96L) of water.  The reader may wonder how that fact was obtained.  The caption for one photo states: “Young great whites snack on rays” yet no rays are seen in the photo.  Perhaps the caption is simply additional information, but the result is misleading.  This book will hold the reader’s attention and information provided is adequate for short reports.  There is a glossary, index, and an ABDO website in the back, but no bibliography for further reading.