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“White sharks are the largest living predatory fish in the ocean, growing up to 21 feet long, 8 feet wide, and sometimes weighing over 4,500 pounds.” –Neighborhood Sharks
Neighborhood Sharks: Hunting with the Great Whites of California’s Farallon Islands
by Katherine Roy
AR Test
7+
Score
6.6
48
Ready to get up close with the ocean’s most fearsome and famous predators and the scientists who study them?
A few miles from San Francisco lives a population of the ocean’s largest and most famous predators. Each fall, while the city’s inhabitants dine on steaks, salads, and sandwiches, the great white sharks return to California’s Farallon Islands to dine on their favorite meal: the seals that live on the island’s rocky coasts. Massive, fast, and perfectly adapted to hunting after 11 million years of evolution, the great whites are among the planet’s most fearsome, fascinating, and least understood animals.
In the fall of 2012, Katherine Roy visited the Farallon Islands and stayed with the scientists who study the islands’ shark population. She witnessed seal attacks, observed sharks being tagged in the wild, and got a look at the wildlife refuge which is strictly off-limits to all but the scientists who work there. Neighborhood Sharks creates an intimate portrait of the life cycle, biology, and habitat of the great white shark, based on the latest research and an up-close visit with these amazing animals.
Neighborhood Sharks uses a picture book format to inform readers about the interesting traits of sharks. While some of the pages only have one sentence, others are text-heavy because they describe specific aspects of the shark such as their eating habits, their body structure, and vision. Each beautiful, full-page picture uses the colors of the ocean. Since the book discusses the shark’s eating habits, several pictures show the shark eating its prey. These pictures do show blood, but they are not gory or graphic. In addition, several pages use infographics to show aspects of the shark, such as how the shark’s body heats its blood.
Anyone fascinated by sharks should read Neighborhood Sharks. Not only are the illustrations beautiful, but the information is presented in an interesting format. Even though sharks are apex predators, the informational tone of the book doesn’t make sharks seem scary. Instead, readers will be amazed at how the shark is perfectly adapted to its natural habitat.
Sexual Content
- None
Violence
- None
Drugs and Alcohol
- None
Language
- None
Supernatural
- None
Spiritual Content
- None
“White sharks are the largest living predatory fish in the ocean, growing up to 21 feet long, 8 feet wide, and sometimes weighing over 4,500 pounds.” –Neighborhood Sharks
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