num_pages: 128
description: Jim Toomey is a breath of fresh water. -- Washington PostLauded for sparking dialogue on topics relating to marine life Sherman's Lagoon appears in 250 newspapers in 30 countries in 6 languages.Collecting more than 42 weeks of Jim Toomey's Sherman's Lagoon  this collection transports readers to an imaginary lagoon near the South Pacific island of Kapupu where a cast of coral reef critters live a charmed aquatic lifestyle.Commenting on such timely issues as rising sea levels degrading water quality and environmental pollution inhabitants of Toomey's nautical neighborhood include Sherman an always-hungry but otherwise typical kind of great white shark and his witty pearl-wearing wife Megan along with friendly Fillmore the turtle geeky fish Ernest macho hermit crab Hawthorne and salty old Captain Quigley who remains vengeful after loosing his leg to Sherman.This is the 13th Sherman's Lagoon cartoon collection in addition to two treasuries.
language: English
title: Sharks Just Wanna Have Fun: The Thirteenth Sherman's Lagoon Collection
publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing