Review: Lives up to its title
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 05 30, 2013
This book DOES deliver cool pictures and shark facts. Worth it for the pictures if you have a color Kindle reader. (I used the Cloud Reader for Chrome.)Most of the "jokes" didn't really work for me (sharks catching a bus? sharks getting rich off the tooth fairy?) and I doubt kids would understand including loan sharks and card sharks as actual species or sharks going to a day spa. However, I noticed that the superfluous material was all underlined, making it easy to skip.The shark information was good and the pictures were SUPERB! The only thing I would want to add is a bit more information on just how endangered many sharks are. While the book did touch on the fact that humans kill a lot of sharks, it didn't mention how hard it is for sharks to keep up with the heavy pressure man is exerting on them. The way we are killing sharks now is NOT sustainable. Older kids especially should know that losing sharks would be devastating to our oceans and our planet. However, I recognize my concern over this omission is a personal pet peeve and it would be a mistake to discount every shark book that didn't measure up to my wishes in this regard. I give it four stars.Disclosure: I was given a free copy of this book in return for an honest review.