This book combines fiction and fact to present readers with a story that not only increases their knowledge of sharks, but also provides a sense of empathy and understanding of the species overall.
Mary Cerullo teaches and writes about the ocean instead. She has written 20 nonfiction books on ocean life for children, including City Fish, Country Fish, Sharks (a School Library Journal Best Book of the Year), Octopus (a Junior Library Guild Selection), Giant Squid (an Outstanding Science Trade Book selection by the NSTA and the CBC), and The Truth About White Sharks (IRA Teacher's Choice Award). Mary is the associate director of Friends of Casco Bay, an environmental group on the Gulf of Maine.
