Discovery Channel

This book is adorable. My daughter loved hearing of Kip and Kamuela's adventures. It is perfect for any child that is ready to sit through longer reads or reading well on their own. I love the look of the old school style illustrations.

A couple special effects guys and cohorts test whether various urban legends are possible.

It's frustrating how off-track they get at testing myths this season. It's often more about messing around on the theme of a myth. Still, it's fun to watch them messing around.

Concept: B
Story: C
Characters: C
Dialog: C
Pacing: B
Cinematography: C
Special effects/design: B
Acting: n/a
Music: C

Enjoyment: B

GPA: 2.4/4

Shark Week, by Martha Brockenbrough, is a nonfiction book with everything you need to know about sharks.(hence the title) Since sharks are often mistakenly classified as man-eating monsters, there is a portion to why sharks aren't as dangerous as they seem. As well as sharks' habitats, the author also writes what different types sharks eat. For instance, whale sharks eat plankton, while others eat fish and other marine mammals. There is also a section to shark senses. If you haven't already show more heard, sharks have an sixth sense along with our five main senses. The sharks' extra sense allows them to feel electricity and movement in the water. This is helpful when hunting because injured prey might be thrashing in the water, and this sixth sense allows the shark to locate where the prey is. Overall, I think the author did an amazing job writing this book.
I rated this book a five because it is full of fun facts and interesting information about sharks. This book also includes a ton of pictures to get a feel of how spectacular sharks are. show less

This book presents very interesting facts on animals of all species and locations that leave the reader fascinated. It gives details about many different animals capabilities and statistics on animal characteristics often providing references to human qualities to compare. The information contained in this book is very interesting to all readers, animal-lovers or not. It's a great book for students to get ideas for projects or research. It's definitely a book I would like to have in my show more classroom library. show less