Sharks by David Drew • E-book
What are sharks? Are all sharks dangerous? Why do sharks attack people?

All the answers are presented as visual texts, such as scale diagrams of the largest shark teeth, and flowcharts showing how sharks hunt their prey.

Young readers click on a question to find the answer. Or you can project the book on a screen.

Grades 3-6

This e-book is a PDF file. You can view it in Adobe Reader which is available free here.

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Teaching ideas: watch the video

This e-book can be viewed on any PC or Mac. You can also project it onto a screen or interactive whiteboard for the whole class to share. How do I use an e-book?

Visual texts in this book

labeled diagrams enlargement diagrams scale diagrams block diagrams tables word wheels flowcharts pie charts bar charts line graphs maps

          Sample pages from the e-book                          

                    

                    

           The USA edition uses inches and feet. The International edition is in metres.

Topics:

What are sharks?

Do all sharks look the same?

Which shark is the biggest?

Where can sharks be found?

What do sharks eat?

How do sharks find their prey?

Are all sharks dangerous?

How often do sharks attack?

When do sharks attack?

Where do sharks attack?

Why do sharks attack people?

The topics are arranged as a menu. Children can click on a question to find out the answer.

  

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Visual literacy home

      See this e-book in action. Author David Drew walks you through:

     

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