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| Sharks (Collins Gem) (Collins Gem) | 
| Authors: Leonard Compagno, Marc Dando, Sarah Fowler
Publisher: Collins
Category: Book
List Price: $7.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  1 reviews
Sales Rank: 751413
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 256
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 4.6 x 3 x 0.6
ISBN: 0060849762
Dewey Decimal Number: 597.3
EAN: 9780060849764
ASIN: 0060849762
Publication Date: August 1, 2006
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Product Description
Just when you thought it was safe to pick up a book How to identify some of the most common sharks and rays, including the Great White, hammerheads, sawfish, and stingrays Information on the biology of sharks and their conservation Details on size, distribution, food, breeding, and danger to humans Published in collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution, America's foremost authority in history and science.
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Guide to Sharks of the World March 3, 2005
12 out of 12 found this review helpful
This compact hardcover provides details of all known shark species. Each species has a line drawing, distribution map, and brief notes on biology and behaviour. Coloured illustrations and a key assist in species identification and there are some useful notes on shark biology, evolution, and conservation.
I am a big fan of line drawings and coloured illustrations in this kind of book. Photographs are often less useful for illustrating those often subtle characteristics that distinguish species. For many less common or deepwater species the only available photographs would be of preserved specimens that would do little justice to the living animals and would be even less help in identifying these animals.
This is an excellent book. It is interesting to browse through and a valuable reference.
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