(4) 4-6 National Geographic Kids Mission series. With Daniel Raven-Ellison. This introduction to shark behavior and biology highlights challenges to sharks' survival and human efforts to protect them. Dynamic photos complement the informative text, while profiles of researchers, specific sharks, and conservation-related activities round out the package. The overly busy design includes inserts of related stories and interviews that interrupt the narrative. Reading list, websites. Ind.

Reviewer: Russell Perry

(3) 4-6 National Geographic: Everything series. With David Doubilet and Jennifer Hayes. Similar in trim size and layout to National Geographic Kids magazine, this volume provides readers with lots of information about sharks, from types of creatures to habitat and behaviors to conservation efforts. Readers will sink their teeth into the striking photographs, including a useful "Photographic Diagram" labeling body parts and their uses. A "Fun with Sharks" section adds interest. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind.

Reviewer: Sarah Novogrodsky