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The Great White Shark. Words and pictures by: Mrs. Gunnell’s Kindergarten class . The Great White Shark. Words and pictures by: Mrs. Gunnell’s kIndergarten class. Contents. What is a Great White Shark?..............................4 What does a Great White Shark look like?..........6
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The Great White Shark Words and pictures by: Mrs. Gunnell’s Kindergarten class
The Great White Shark Words and pictures by: Mrs. Gunnell’skIndergarten class
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
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
Fact If a tooth falls out, the shark will grow another one.
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.
FACT A Great White Shark can be 20 feet long.
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.
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.
FACT Great White Sharks can swim 43 miles per hour.
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 .
Fact There can be 1-14 pups born at one time.
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.
The Great White Shark Splash! Sharks eat seals and fish. Hide in camouflage: dun, dun, dun, dun… Always hunting their food, Racing and breaching out of the water, Kings of the sea.
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
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 McCory (2008). Sharks. New York: Scholastic Inc. .
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
Internet Sites http://www.animalstown.com/animals/s/shark/shark.html Flicker.com http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/animals/creaturefeature/great-white-shark/ www.kidZone.ws www.thinkquest.org Pixabay.com
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