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Paleo Sharks: Survival of the Strangest
If you think today's sharks are fearsome, wait until you see what swam in the oceans hundreds of millions of years ago! Creatures with snouts like saws, and spiral jaws. Sharks so large they could swallow whales whole. Timothy Bradley's vibrant illustrations and razor-sharp prose bring these ferocious fish and their tamer relatives to life with scientific detail. Learn how they survived catastrophic events that completely wiped other creatures out, and see which of their strange adaptations can still be seen in sharks today.
48 pages, Hardcover
Published March 8, 2007
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Timothy J. Bradley
47 books4 followersAward-winning, self-taught author/illustrator, published in both fiction and nonfiction. My books for kids are about nonfiction subjects like natural history and biology, and science fiction that is fast-paced and fun. My first novel, INFESTATION, is available from Scholastic.
I'm also an illustrator and designer of toys, museum exhibits, and compelling sci-fi and natural history imagery.
I'm also an illustrator and designer of toys, museum exhibits, and compelling sci-fi and natural history imagery.
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July 30, 2017SHARK WEEK SHARK WEEK SHARK WEEK SHARK WEEK!!!
NO! THAT IS NOT PALEO, SHARK!!
i can eat sharkcam, tho, right???
oh, paleo shark… basically, this just means he will no longer be eating license plates or tires. but it also means his friends are going to have to put up with a lot of annoyingly complicated negotiations when they go to restaurants. "hey, guys - you think i can order the diver without the wetsuit? or get it on the side, maybe? if not, you wanna eat that part? hmmmm - are surfboards paleo?? what about wine? can i have wine?"
paleo shark is a pain in the ass.
but look how fit he's become!
merry shark week, everyone!
NO! THAT IS NOT PALEO, SHARK!!
i can eat sharkcam, tho, right???
oh, paleo shark… basically, this just means he will no longer be eating license plates or tires. but it also means his friends are going to have to put up with a lot of annoyingly complicated negotiations when they go to restaurants. "hey, guys - you think i can order the diver without the wetsuit? or get it on the side, maybe? if not, you wanna eat that part? hmmmm - are surfboards paleo?? what about wine? can i have wine?"
paleo shark is a pain in the ass.
but look how fit he's become!
merry shark week, everyone!
February 17, 2014
An amazing children's book I bought from the Harvard Museum of Natural History gift shop, Bradley introduces us to the world of extinct sharks. Silhouettes on each page demonstrate the size of each species compared to a human swimmer & modern day shark. The paintings illustrating the sharks are beautiful & very colorful, if a tad cartoonish. A brief bibliography is provided for further reading. I wish there were books like this for adults (hint, hint Richard Ellis or Dougal Dixon).
January 21, 2021
3.5 stars
This book was scientific and detailed. However, it wasn't engaging enough to keep my eight year old's attention. I still enjoyed the book myself and he was more interested in the Megladon which wasn't until the end of the book. Despite that, I do enjoy looking back and seeing the interesting species that have come through history.
This book was scientific and detailed. However, it wasn't engaging enough to keep my eight year old's attention. I still enjoyed the book myself and he was more interested in the Megladon which wasn't until the end of the book. Despite that, I do enjoy looking back and seeing the interesting species that have come through history.
June 18, 2021
A great collection of extinct sharks and facts about them. It was a bit dry for my 6 year old but I still very much appreciated this book.
May 3, 2023
Great book about ancient sharks and shark evolution. Awesome pictures, too!
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February 25, 2008Ages 8-12
March 12, 2016
A dazzling array of strange creatures assembled from the fossils of the deep sea.
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