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Great White Shark: Read and Wonder

Contributor(s): Saxby, Claire (Author), Lane, Cindy (Illustrator)

ISBN: 9781536240887

Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)

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Pub Date: June 24, 2025

Lexile Code: 0000

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Target Age Group: 05 to 08

Physical Info: 0.10" H x 9.70" L x 8.90" W ( 0.15 lbs) 32 pages

Series: Read and Wonder

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Description: "Stunning illustrations grace this account. . . . A splashing success." --Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

The great white shark swims on. Her tail sways from side to side; her fins keep her balanced. She travels the fast lane where she can, cruising invisible seaways.

As she traverses her ocean home, the great white shark's charcoal skin blends with the dark depths of the ocean, her white belly floating pale below. She carries seven pups in her belly, and her job is to give them the best possible chance at survival. Her journey will take her where she needs to go to stay nourished until she gives birth, far from shore. Set in a stunning underwater world, Claire Saxby's signature poetic prose, offset by running facts, and Cindy Lane's striking illustrations showcase the power and grace of one of the ocean's most misunderstood creatures.

Review Quotes: Stunning illustrations grace this account of a pregnant great white shark's journey northward to warmer waters. . . . Color and light are used to great effect to convey the darkness of ocean depths and the changing hues of the water. . . . A splashing success.
--Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

Claire Saxby offers a nuanced portrait of one of the world's most terrifying predators.
--The Wall Street Journal

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