The Great Shark Rescue: Saving the Whale Sharks

by Sandra Markle (Author)

Top-selling science author Sandra Markle presents the story of whale sharks--the largest fish on the planet. Facing threats from commercial fishing as well as climate change, they were categorized as endangered in 2016. Find out how scientists are working to study and protect these gentle giants of the ocean.
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"The largest fish in the ocean, whale sharks are threatened by commercial fishing, climate change, and lack of scientific knowledge. Once again, Markle (The Great Rhino Rescue, 2018, etc.) ably introduces a vanishing species to her wide audience. She grabs their attention with a suspenseful opening: Two not-yet-grown sharks (16 and 22 feet long) are accidentally trapped by the purse seine of a commercial fishing boat. Before she relieves readers with an account of their rescue, she has introduced the species, described their 'oceans of problems, ' and explained the tools scientists have developed to investigate their 'mysterious life.' Strictly speaking, this is less about that rescue and more about the developing research that may save the species, listed as endangered in 2016, but Markle and her publisher may be forgiven the title which sets this solidly in her Science Discoveries series. As in previous entries, her clear and well-organized exposition is supported by lively design, diagrams, maps, and eye-catching photographs, including one of the trapped juveniles. Short stand-alone sections compare whale sharks to humpback whales, describe the shark's filter feeding, and explain how researchers identify individual sharks by their patterns of spots and stripes. Finally, she notes that great white sharks need our help, too, concluding with some words about her research and a few additional facts. Another wonder of the animal world, adeptly displayed."—starred, Kirkus Reviews

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Sandra Markle
Sandra Markle is the author of more than 200 children's books, which have won numerous awards, including Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor Book, IRA/CBC Children's Choice, NSTA/CBC Outstanding Trade Books for Children, NCTE Orbis Pictus Recommended, and ALA Notable Books for Children. She lives in Florida.
Vanessa Morales is an illustrator, character designer, and concept artist with a deep love for nature. She has done design and illustration work for Disney, Macmillan, Scholastic, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, and more. When she's not working, she enjoys painting in traditional techniques. She is the illustrator of Could You Ever Dive with Dolphins!?, and more!
Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9781541510418
Lexile Measure
1020
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Millbrook Press (Tm)
Publication date
October 01, 2019
Series
Sandra Markle's Science Discoveries
BISAC categories
NAT012000 - Nature | Animals | Fish
Library of Congress categories
Endangered species
Conservation
Whale shark

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