Shelby.Shelby Stacy A. Nyikos Stone Horse Publishing 10632 South Memorial Avenue, #245, Tulsa, OK 74133 0976419912 $15.95 1-888-867-1927 www.stonehorsepublishing.com With colorful illustrations from Shawn N. Sisneros, Shelby by Stacy A. Nyikos is the entertaining story of Shelby, a shy young lemon 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. who desperately wants a friendship but is frightened fright·en v. fright·ened, fright·en·ing, fright·ens v.tr. 1. To fill with fear; alarm. 2. of whaoos, ballyoos, and little tunnies Little Tunny-Tuna is a small tuna fish found in the tropic and sub-tropic regions of the world. It is one of the smaller of the albacore tuna. It is still plentiful throughout most of the world's oceans and seas. with the razor-sharp teeth. The lyrical text perfectly augmented with colored drawings provides young readers with an engaging picturebook story of Shelby's encounter in a mangrove mangrove, large tropical evergreen tree, genus Rhizophora, that grows on muddy tidal flats and along protected ocean shorelines. Mangroves are most abundant in tropical Asia, Africa, and the islands of the SW Pacific. swamp provides her the chance to save some fish and begin surprising new friendships. An ideal and fun picturebook story about overcoming shyness and loneliness that many young readers will readily identify with, Shelby is very highly recommended for family, school, and library collections. |
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