{"id":218,"date":"2019-01-18T06:18:57","date_gmt":"2019-01-18T14:18:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/asuen.com\/stemfriday\/?p=218"},"modified":"2019-02-01T08:03:54","modified_gmt":"2019-02-01T16:03:54","slug":"the-ultimate-guide-to-sharks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asuen.com\/stemfriday\/the-ultimate-guide-to-sharks\/","title":{"rendered":"The Ultimate Guide to Sharks"},"content":{"rendered":"

At Wrapped in Foil blog<\/a> today we have one of the middle grade finalists for the 2018 Cybils, The Ultimate Book of Sharks:\u00a0 Your Guide to These Fierce and Fantastic Fish<\/em> (National Geographic Kids) by Brian Skerry.<\/p>\n

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You really need to pick up a copy of The Ultimate Book of Sharks<\/em> to feel the true impact of it.<\/p>\n

Starting out with the cover of this large-sized book, you notice the huge shark at the top with gaping jaws that almost jumps out of the page. Whoa! Underneath, the words Ultimate<\/strong> and Sharks<\/strong> in the title are in silver reflective letters that grab your eye.<\/p>\n

Inside, chapter one hooks your further with some cool information. Did you know some sharks have organs that glow in the dark? Freaky!<\/p>\n

The rest of the chapters mix the amazing photographs we\u2019ve come to expect from National Geographic with sidebars and other bite-sized chunks of stories containing facts about sharks from around the world.<\/p>\n

The Ultimate Book of Sharks<\/em> will thrill both young readers and educators alike. It will entice the most reluctant of readers, but it also has the factual underpinnings to serve as a go-to reference book. Capture a copy today!<\/p>\n

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Copyright \u00a9 2019 Roberta Gibson<\/a> All Rights Reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

At Wrapped in Foil blog today we have one of the middle grade finalists for the 2018 Cybils, The Ultimate Book of Sharks:\u00a0 Your Guide to These Fierce and Fantastic Fish (National Geographic Kids) by Brian Skerry. You really need to pick up a copy of The Ultimate Book of Sharks to feel the true … <\/p>\n

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