Benchley, Peter. Shark trouble.Random House. 186p. illus. c2002. 0-8129-6633-3. $12.95. JSA JSA - Japanese Standards Association. In this offspring of Benchley's 1974 novel, Jaws, he states he would not have written that book knowing what he now knows about sharks. This book is full of personal experience and anecdotal evidence anecdotal evidence, n information obtained from personal accounts, examples, and observations. Usually not considered scientifically valid but may indicate areas for further investigation and research. to impress upon his readers the wonder and mystery of the undersea world. Advice about how to swim How to Swim is a cartoon made by the Walt Disney Company in 1942. In this cartoon, Goofy provides an educational treatise on swimming and diving with questionable results. in the ocean and how to prevent unwanted encounters with the dangerous creatures of the deep is interspersed with accounts of close encounters with these very creatures occurring on his diving excursions for The American Sportsman television show and National Geographic writing assignments. It sets the record straight with supporting statistics about the media-hyped shark shark, member of a group of almost exclusively marine and predaceous fishes. There are about 250 species of sharks, ranging from the 2-ft (60-cm) pygmy shark to 50-ft (15-m) giants. They are found in all seas, but are most abundant in warm waters. attacks in the summer of 2001. This would be a valuable tool to get junior high and high school boys involved in a little more demanding reading on a subject they find interesting. There are 16 pages of b/w photographs, mainly of sharks and the filming of the movie, Jaws. Benchley dispels a large number of myths commonly believed about sharks and advocates for their preservation. The book includes a short story about a fishing village that illustrates the ocean ecosystem and how it relates to humans who depend on it for their livelihood. It includes information on moray Moray, alternate spelling of Murray Moray. For Scottish names spelled thus, use Murray. Moray, council area and former county, Scotland Moray (mûr`ē) eels, killer whales killer whale or grampus, a large, rapacious marine mammal, Orcinus orca, of the dolphin family. Male killer whales may reach a length of 30 ft (9 m) and females half that length. , barracudas, rays, squid, and other sea creatures to "avoid" and "respect." Fast, informative and entertaining reading. Ann Hart, Trustee, Juniata Cty. Lib., Mifflintown, PA |
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