Shark Week Books for Kids {Ocean Animals Unit Study}

As part of our ocean animals unit study, we are reading all about Shark Week Books for Kids. Reading lots and LOTS of books.

If you’re a fan of Shark Week, these Shark books are going to be a great way to add in even more shark fun. Just gather them up and sit down and enjoy. I’m always amazed at how people really love the idea of Sharks but don’t know a ton of knowledge or information about them.

These books about sharks combine some fun and facts for all to enjoy.

Even though sharks are quite the creatures to imagine in the ocean, there are many facts that people just don’t know. This is where these books come into play. They’re great for learning more about sharks and understanding their roles in the ocean as well.

Using books as a way to educate yourself and your children more are what it’s all about! Since Shark Week is here, it seemed like a great time to learn some awesome shark facts and little stories involving sharks with this set of books.

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Studies have shown that their eyes filter light and movement a certain way and there is a strong possibility that sharks may be colorblind as well.

Why do sharks’ eyes turn white?

This is one of the ways that they protect their eyes when feeding, just in case something were to poke their eye, etc.

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Fun Shark Educational Activities:

Reading books is fun, but the following educational activities are going to be fu for your kiddos. 🙂

This Shark Letter Recognition Activity is absolutely adorable! Your preschooler is going to love playing this fun game and you are going to love the educational element.
These Shark Color By Number pages will help your children work on number recognition, colors, and fine motor – plus they are coloring pages. FUN!
If you need a few more educational resources for shark week, check out this set of Shark Worksheets.
Love this Clark the Shark book companion printable worksheet set!

More Shark Resources:

Shark Week Books for Kids {Ocean Animals Unit Study}

From stories to facts to coloring – these books will help you teach your kids everything there is to know about Sharks!

Hark! A Shark!: All About Sharks (Cat in the Hat’s Learning Library)

In this latest installment of the Cat in the Hat's Learning Library, the Cat introduces beginning readers to all kinds of sharks! From the smallest (the dwarf lantern) to the largest (the whale shark), the most notorius (the great white) to the most obscure (the goblin), the Cat explains why sharks have lots of teeth but no bones; how their tough skin helps them swim fast and stay clean (inspiring scientists–and bathing suit manufacturers!); how pores along the sides of their bodies help them sense prey; that they have more to fear from us than we do from them, and much, much more! Perfect for shark and Cat (in the Hat) fanciers, fans of the new PBS Kids preschool science show The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! will sink their teeth into this new addition to the series!

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Sharks of the World Coloring Book (Dover Nature Coloring Book)

Over 350 million years, sharks have evolved into the most successful hunters to roam the seas. This educational and entertaining coloring book focuses on 25 species of shark, ranging in size from the relatively tiny cookiecutter shark (1-1/2 feet long) to the monstrous whale shark (up to 65 feet).
Carefully researched and skillfully rendered line drawings depict such fascinating species as the snakelike frilled shark; the thresher shark with its long, scythe-shaped tail; the rare and bizarre goblin shark; the dreaded great white shark, one of the most fearsome predators in the sea, and the swift and graceful blue shark. Also depicted are some of the shark's closest relatives: the spotted ratfish, sting ray, common skate, Atlantic torpedo ray, Atlantic guitarfish and smalltooth sawfish.
A fact-filled caption accompanies each of Llyn Hunter's vivid illustrations, providing the sharks' common and scientific names, habitat, behavior, size, color, distinguishing features and other information. Further enhancing the book are a general introduction and a dramatic double-page illustration showing all 25 sharks drawn to scale. Educational and informative, Sharks of the World Coloring Book doubles as an excellent and inexpensive source of royalty-free illustrations for artists and designers.

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I’m a Shark

Shark's not afraid of anything.
The dark?
Nah.
A big mean bear?
Don't make him laugh!
But there is one thing that even Shark fears. . . . Can you guess what it is?

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National Geographic Readers: Sharks

He’s quick. He’s silent. He has five rows of deadly teeth. Chomp! Meet the shark—the fish who ruled the deep before dinosaurs roamed the Earth! This fish has soft cartilage so he can glide, twist, and turn before his prey can say “gulp!” He can smell a single drop of blood in 25 million drops of ocean. He can feel electricity given off by his prey. He will lose and replace more than 10,000 teeth in his lifetime. Cool photos bring kids into the shark’s world. Fun facts go deep into the shark’s scary science.

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Discovery Channel Sharkopedia: The Complete Guide to Everything Shark

Meet the most incredible creatures in the sea! Sharkopedia takes you inside the exciting world of sharks. From Discovery Channel, the people who bring you Shark Week every summer, learn everything there is to know about these awesome predators. The book includes more than 400 photos of sharks and all 498 known species of sharks.

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The Everything Kids’ Sharks Book: Dive Into Fun-infested Waters!

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Cedric The Shark Becomes A Big Brother: Pre-school Children’s Books (Bedtime Stories For Children Book 8)

Cedric has just been told he is to be a big brother soon. He's not sure if this news is good or not or whether it would be better to have a brother or a sister!

How does he take to the new arrival and how can he become involved and not feel left out? Will Mummy & Daddy be able to smooth the way for their new arrival? Find out how the new arrival is accepted in the Shark household.

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Amazing Sharks! (I Can Read Level 2)

Did you know that some sharks can . . .

glow in the dark!
grow to be as long as a fire truck!
lose thousands of teeth during their lives!
feel electricity in the water!
Filled with outstanding photographs from the Wildlife Conservation Society, Amazing Sharks! is a new title in an exciting nonfiction I Can Read Book series. The series explores the amazing animals that share our world and how we can help them survive.

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Sharks: Amazing Pictures & Fun Facts on Animals in Nature (Our Amazing World Series Book 5)

This series is known as one of the most beautiful on the kindle. The pictures look great even in black and white and are excellent on the full color kindle. The description in the large text beneath is simple enough for early readers or for a parent to guide a child through.

There are also picture captions that provide more information to talk about with your child. Alternatively, a child of any age (even the child in you) can just look at the images and appreciate their beauty.

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Have fun learning more about sharks with your kids! They are very fascinating creatures!