Written and Illustrated By: Sharks Written and Illustrated By: Chris Ward 2nd Grade 2012

Sharks Written and Illustrated By: Chris Ward 2nd Grade 2012 Thompson Publishing Company, Inc., Copyright 2012

Dedicated To: My Mom, Dad, Jason, My Nana, My Brothers and Sisters: Gavin, Hope, Audrey, & Ava

Table of Contents Shark Facts 2 – 5 Shark’s Diet 6 Shark’s Habitat 7 Shark’s Life Cycle 8 Shark Diagram 9 Glossary 10 References 11 Shark Photos 12 1

Shark Facts Sharks are one of the greediest eaters and killers of the sea animals. Sharks have rounded bodies which may be 40 feet long. They are covered with scales. The shark’s mouth is on the underside of it’s head. Some people believe that sharks have to turn over on their backs to bite, but this is not true! 2

Shark Facts (continued) Some sharks have several rows of long, sharp teeth. As they lose each tooth, another grows in it’s place. Their tail is usually notched. The upper part of the tail is longer than the lower part. Sharks are fast swimmers. 3

Shark Facts (continued) The different kinds of sharks are: the Whale Shark, which is often more than 50 feet long. This is the largest known fish. Next, is the Basking Shark. This is a harmless fish and is found in the Arctic Ocean. It gets it’s name because it likes to come to surface and bask in the sun. The White Shark is a man eater. 4

Shark Facts (continued) The White Shark lives in the tropical seas and along the southern coasts of the United States. The Blue Shark preys on man and gets it’s name from it’s color. Some are called hammerheads because of their hammer-shaped heads. Also, the Leopard Shark has spots like a leopard. The shark industry is popular in the Norwegian territory. They use the heads to make glue. The flesh is used to make fertilizer. Leather is made from their hides and cod-liver from the liver. Some species of sharks are used as food. 5

Shark’s Diet Sharks often follow ships for days to get food. They eat small fish of all kinds and plants. Sharks suffer from continuous hunger. Sharks have a lifetime supply of teeth. Each time that a tooth is lost another one takes it’s place. 6

Shark’s Habitat Sharks live in all parts of the ocean, but are more numerous in the warm seas. Sharks live all over the ocean in cold to temperate waters, usually cooler than 90 degrees F. Some live in shallow waters, while others live in deep waters and on the ocean floor. Some can travel for thousands of miles and some can swim from ocean water into fresh water. 7

Shark’s Life Cycle Some sharks have their young by laying eggs. But most sharks are born alive young, from three to six or more in a brood. Shark eggs are not egg-shaped like chicken eggs. They are tough, leathery, and rectangular, or shaped like spirals and screws. In 8 – 14 months a shark is fully developed. Sharks do not care for their babies after they come into the world. Mother’s will search out safe places to lay eggs or give birth in special places called nurseries. 8

Shark Diagram 9

Glossary brood – a family of young animals; to sit on eggs to hatch them cod – a soft-finned, large mouthed food fish of the North Atlantic flesh – the soft parts of an animals body greediest – acquisitive or selfish desire beyond reason notched - to cut or make notches, a passage between two mountains temperate – not extreme or excessive, mild, having a moderate climate tropical – when the sun is directly overhead 10

References Books Websites http:/animals.about.com/od/sharks/a/shark-facts.htm http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/animals/creaturefeature http://www.enchanted.com www.google images.com http://www.kidzone.ws/lw/shark/facts.html Books Sharks, Anna Claybourne Sharks, Jane P. Resnick Sharks, Colleen Sexton Sharks, John Bonnett Wexco Surprising Sharks, Nicola Davies 11

Shark Photos 12