The Horn Book Guide

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Owen, Ruth

Snappy Sharks

24 pp. | New Forest | March, 2011 | Library ISBN 978-1-84898-377-9 $24.25

(4) K-3 My Reading Library: Wonderful World series. In this high-interest, low-level series entry, vibrant photos do most of the work to introduce children to sharks. The one-hundred-word text, while intentionally spare, could have provided more narrative continuity; it's all a little random--and exclamation point–heavy!--from spread to spread. However, the youngest readers are likely to enjoy learning about sharks through this colorful and accessible early reader. Glos., ind.

Reviewer: Lisa Catherine Findlay