Sharks by Seymour Simon provides shark facts in a format targeted to kids--probably kids who are already interested in sharks (although what kid isn't?), because, apart from some obvious attempts to connect with kids, the text is fairly dry. It's also quite informative, however, and I learned some things I didn't know, such as the fact that sharks have six senses (and no, ESP isn't the sixth), and that great white sharks are warm-bodied but cold-blooded. (I caught part of a PBS special on sharks the other night, and the "warm-bodied" term was mentioned, but I misunderstood and thought they are warm-blooded. The book clarifies the difference.)The photographs (taken by various photographers) are a treat. Images feature an array of sharks engaging in behavior from feeding to cruising to giving birth to emerging from tube-like eggs.
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