Title: Shark in the Park
Author & Illustrator: Nick Sharrat
Publisher & Year of Publication: Random House, 2002
Genre: Fiction, Picture Book
Recommended Audience: Ages 4-8
Summary: One day in the park, a young boy decides to try out his new telescope. He looks through it and checks out the sky, the ground, and left and right; however, each time he looks at something new he believes he sees a shark. Eventually he discovers it is bird or some other object. In the end, he realizes there is not a shark in the park but little does he notice there is something lurking in the pond that appears to be a shark.
Evaluation/Reflection: This is funny book and most importantly students will take away a valuable lesson. The theme of the story is to be careful of what you see and what things may appear to be, because sometime they are not.
Memorable Literary Element: The use of limericks makes this book a fun and hilarious read aloud.
Illustrations: Brightly colored drawings fill the pages. There is also die cut hole that gives the illusion of looking through a telescope.
Review: -"THERE'S A SHARK IN THE PARK!" Or is there? In this cleverly written, brightly illustrated story, a boy is testing out his new telescope. He explores the view from a variety of directions: "He looks at the sky./He looks at the ground./He looks left and right./He looks all around." He sees a shark. However, upon turning the page, readers see only a smiling black cat. So, the boy looks through his telescope again and once again yells that he sees a shark. However, it's just a bird. Finally his father comes to take him home. The boy will not see a shark in the park today. Or will he? On the last page, a duck in a pond sits on what looks like the tail of a rather large animal. There is a die-cut hole in the center of the front cover and several of the pages, and readers will have fun guessing what lurks behind each opening. –School Library Journal
Promotion Idea: This book is filled with different shapes and sizes and would be beneficial to use when learning about geometric shapes. Students could also learn about telescopes and their use in the scientific field; if possible, allow the students to practice using a telescope.
Acquisition: Local public library, online retailers.
Author & Illustrator: Nick Sharrat
Publisher & Year of Publication: Random House, 2002
Genre: Fiction, Picture Book
Recommended Audience: Ages 4-8
Summary: One day in the park, a young boy decides to try out his new telescope. He looks through it and checks out the sky, the ground, and left and right; however, each time he looks at something new he believes he sees a shark. Eventually he discovers it is bird or some other object. In the end, he realizes there is not a shark in the park but little does he notice there is something lurking in the pond that appears to be a shark.
Evaluation/Reflection: This is funny book and most importantly students will take away a valuable lesson. The theme of the story is to be careful of what you see and what things may appear to be, because sometime they are not.
Memorable Literary Element: The use of limericks makes this book a fun and hilarious read aloud.
Illustrations: Brightly colored drawings fill the pages. There is also die cut hole that gives the illusion of looking through a telescope.
Review: -"THERE'S A SHARK IN THE PARK!" Or is there? In this cleverly written, brightly illustrated story, a boy is testing out his new telescope. He explores the view from a variety of directions: "He looks at the sky./He looks at the ground./He looks left and right./He looks all around." He sees a shark. However, upon turning the page, readers see only a smiling black cat. So, the boy looks through his telescope again and once again yells that he sees a shark. However, it's just a bird. Finally his father comes to take him home. The boy will not see a shark in the park today. Or will he? On the last page, a duck in a pond sits on what looks like the tail of a rather large animal. There is a die-cut hole in the center of the front cover and several of the pages, and readers will have fun guessing what lurks behind each opening. –School Library Journal
Promotion Idea: This book is filled with different shapes and sizes and would be beneficial to use when learning about geometric shapes. Students could also learn about telescopes and their use in the scientific field; if possible, allow the students to practice using a telescope.
Acquisition: Local public library, online retailers.