Students can read this book and might not even realize how much they're learning because the facts in the book are so exciting and presented in such an engaging way. This was a WOW book for me because it provides so much information to students in a fun way using real pictures. Students could do this using graphic organizers to organize their thoughts and information and collaborate in small groups with their classmates. In addition to this, students will analyze how the shark's environment impacts their diet, the way they hunt and why they're built the way they are in terms of their anatomy.

Students could use this book to compare and contrast the shark's environment to different environments such as grasslands or lakes. This could be used to introduce a unit on ecosystems, how we can use them to classify organisms and the interdependence between an animal and its environment. Another way I could use this text is to introduce a science unit, or incorporate science standards into my students' reading block. This is a fun, engaging way to introduce students to lesson on the different types of text, including fiction and non-fiction. As a class, we could then fill out a compare and contrast chart using these 2 types of texts.

I would begin by engaging students in a whole class discussion about what they notice about the text and how this differs from the fiction books they read. Students could compare and contrast how features in a non-fiction text compare and contrast with features of a fiction text. I could incorporate this informational text into a lesson about features of non-fiction texts.

'Sharks!' analyzes how unique of an animal the shark is and gives readers many details about their lives. This book provides information about the history of the shark and also explores the way sharks capture their prey in the wild. This text provides readers with a look into a shark's world with interesting and exciting facts about sharks and their environments. Urn:oclc:862454899 Republisher_date 20120727055223 Republisher_operator Scandate 20120726190623 Scanner National Geographic kids book is a great informational text for 3-5 classrooms that gives readers a better view into the life of a shark. Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 15:31:14 Boxid IA106401 Camera Canon EOS 5D Mark II City Washington, D.C.

Sharks! by Anne Schreiber