{"id":13605,"date":"2016-07-08T00:01:24","date_gmt":"2016-07-08T04:01:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/?p=13605"},"modified":"2016-07-07T10:29:58","modified_gmt":"2016-07-07T14:29:58","slug":"celebrate-shark-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2016\/07\/celebrate-shark-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrate Shark Week!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you\u2019ve noticed your 597.31 section rapidly depleting recently, you\u2019re probably aware that it\u2019s Shark Week! Children\u2019s books about sharks are popular year-round at our libraries, but I always seek out the latest children\u2019s books published about sharks when June\/July creep closer. Thankfully, 2016 has brought us some attention-grabbing guides to these oft-misunderstood creatures:<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-13606\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DK-sharks.jpg\" alt=\"DK sharks\" width=\"328\" height=\"413\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Sharks and Other Deadly Ocean Creatures: A Visual Encyclopedia<\/p>\n<p>(image taken from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dk.com\/uk\/9780241241363-sharks-and-other-deadly-ocean-creatures\/\">DK website<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>DK books are insanely popular at our libraries, so I was pumped when I saw this massive and inviting guide to DEADLY OCEAN CREATURES. Shark advocates might bristle at the title, but this magnificent cover will insure that this book all but jumps into the hands of young shark aficionados. Readers will learn about the different classifications of sharks, how sharks care for their young, and how sharks hunt for their food, all incorporated into DK\u2019s expert incorporation of stunning visuals and age-appropriate text.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-13607\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/greatwhite.png\" alt=\"greatwhite\" width=\"267\" height=\"219\" \/><\/p>\n<p>(image taken from Sy Montgomery\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/symontgomery.com\/great-white-shark-scientist-reviews\/\">site<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>The <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Scientists in the Field<\/span> series is one of my all-time favorite nonfiction series, so I\u2019m eager to read <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">The Great White Shark Scientist<\/span>; it\u2019s not just an exploration of specific animals, but each volume often features a diverse array of scientists and local people working together to save a local species.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/sharkweek.jpg\" alt=\"sharkweek\" width=\"186\" height=\"239\" \/><\/p>\n<p>(image taken from <a href=\"http:\/\/us.macmillan.com\/sharkweek\/discovery\">US Macmillan<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>What better way to beef up your shark books collection than with an official book from Discovery Channel? <u>Shark Week: Everything You Need to Know<\/u> profiles shark species, discusses shark attacks, how sharks protect themselves, and much more.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13609\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/missionshark.jpg\" alt=\"missionshark\" width=\"318\" height=\"318\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Image taken from <a href=\"http:\/\/shop.nationalgeographic.com\/ngs\/product\/books\/kids-books\/kids-book-series\/mission-animal-rescue\/national-geographic-kids-mission%3A-shark-rescue\">National Geographic<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Finally, National Geographic Kids\u2019s recent Mission \u201cX\u201d rescue series is a must-read for young conservation advocates. <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Mission: Panda Rescue<\/span> has been a huge hit at our libraries, so ordering <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Mission: Shark Rescue<\/span> was a no-brainer. Rather than focus on the ferocity of these creatures, this focuses on the threats that sharks face, as well as current efforts to save these giants of the ocean, including ways that everyday citizens can undertake to save them.<\/p>\n<p>Do you have any favorite shark books? Let us know in the comments!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you\u2019ve noticed your 597.31 section rapidly depleting recently, you\u2019re probably aware that it\u2019s Shark Week! Children\u2019s books about sharks are popular year-round at our libraries, but I always seek out the latest children\u2019s books published about sharks when June\/July creep closer. Thankfully, 2016 has brought us some attention-grabbing guides to these oft-misunderstood creatures:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":"","_members_access_role":[],"_members_access_error":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[1031],"class_list":["post-13605","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-shark-week"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13605","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13605"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13605\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13605"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13605"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13605"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}