Title:
What were the Shark Attacks of 1916? / by Nico Medina ; illustrated by Tim Foley.
ISBN:
9780593521588
9780593521595
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Publication Information:
New York : Penguin Workshop, [2024]
©2024
Physical Description:
108 pages,16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 20 cm.
Contents:
What Were the Shark Attacks of 1916? -- Apex Predator -- Summer at the Shore -- The First Attack -- The $500 Bet -- The Second Attack -- Hysteria -- Matawan Creek Massacre -- War on Sharks -- Caught! -- Understanding Sharks -- Timelines.
Summary:
"On July 1, 1916, witnesses watched in horror as twenty-eight-year-old Charles Vansant was attacked and killed by a shark in shallow water at Beach Haven, New Jersey--the first recorded shark attack in American history. Scientists claimed a shark could not be responsible, but more deadly attacks soon followed along the Jersey Shore and up the freshwater Matawan Creek, setting off a nationwide panic that led the White House to declare a war on sharks." -- Provided by publisher.
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Interest age level:
Ages 8-12 Penguin Workshop.
OCLC Number:
on1390187752
Availability:
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