The Great White Shark Words and pictures by

The Great White Shark Words and pictures by: Mrs. Gunnell’s Kindergarten class 1

The Great White Shark Words and pictures by: Mrs. Gunnell’s k. Indergarten class 2

Contents What is a Great White Shark? . . . . 4 What does a Great White Shark look like? . . 6 Where does a Great White Shark live? . . . . 8 How does a Great White Shark move? . . . 10 How does a Great White Shark grow? . . . . 12 What does a Great White Shark eat? . . . . 14 Shark acrostic………………………… 16 Glossary…………………………… 17 Read More…………………………… 18 Internet Sites………………………… 20 Index/Word List……………………… 21 3

What is a Great White Shark? Did you know that the Great White Shark is a fish? The Great White Shark has a good sense of smell, good eyesight, and good hearing. This shark is a good hunter. It hides in camouflage to hunt. It sneaks up and eats its prey like seals. FACT The Great White Shark is the best predator in the entire ocean 4

Fact If a tooth falls out, the shark will grow another one. 5

What Does a Great White Shark look like? A Great White Shark is white and gray. It has two eyes and sharp pointed teeth. It has a nose called a snout. The shark has gills to breathe. The gills look like lines. The Great White Shark has fins that help it move. 6

FACT A Great White Shark can be 20 feet long. 7

Where does a Great White Shark live? A Great White Shark lives in all the oceans. It lives near the top of the water. It really likes warm water. FACT A Great White Shark can weigh 5, 000 pounds. 8

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How does a Great White Shark move? FACT A shark can’t breathe unless it is moving. A Great White Shark moves its tail and fins to swim. A Great White Shark swims as fast as a car! It can breach or jump out of the water to catch its food. 10

FACT Great White Sharks can swim 43 miles per hour. 11

How does a Great White Shark grow? A Great White Shark grows from an egg into a baby shark called a pup. It also grows into a big or adult shark. FACT A pup can be 5 feet long. 12

Fact There can be 114 pups born at one time. 13

What does a Great White Shark eat? A Great White Shark eats fish, sea lions, and seals. It will taste almost anything. It is a dangerous shark. FACT The Great White Shark has about 3, 000 teeth. 14

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The Great White Shark Splash! Sharks eat seals and fish. Hide in camouflage: dun, dun… Always hunting their food, Racing and breaching out of the water, Kings of the sea. 16

Glossary A adult- fully grown B breach- jump completely out of the sea F fins- help the shark to swim or find food G gills- little lines or slits that give the shark air to breathe. P Pointed- sharp end of something prey- animals that are hunted by other animals as food. pup- a baby shark S snout- the shark’s nose 17

Read More Camilla de la Bedoyere (2009). Pup to Shark. California: QEB Publishing. Creese, Sarah (2010). Sharks Tennessee: make believe ideas ltd. Lindeen, Carol K (1976). Sharks Minnesota: Capstone press. Markle, Sandra (2008). Sharks Biggest! Littlest! Pennsylvania: Boyds Mills Press. Martin, Justin Mc. Cory (2008). Sharks. New York: Scholastic Inc. 18

Parham, Jerrill (2006). Shark! Massachusettes: Houghton Mifflin Company. Parrish, Margaret (2012). Pocket Genius. New York: DK Publishing. Renne (2000). Animals That Live in Water. Wisconsin: Gareth Stevens Publishing 19

Internet Sites http: //www. animalstown. com/animals/s/shark/ shark. html Flicker. com http: //kids. nationalgeographic. com/kids/animal s/creaturefeature/great-white-shark/ www. kid. Zone. ws www. thinkquest. org Pixabay. com 20

Index/Word List A adult- fully grown………………………………………. . 12 B Breach………………. . . . . ……………………… 10 F fins………………………… 6, , 10 G gills- little lines or slits that give the shark air to breathe………… 6 P pointed- sharp end of something……………………………. 6 prey- animals that are hunted by other animals as food. pup- a baby shark………………………………………. . . 12 S snout- the shark’s nose. . . 6 21