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Printables for use with children's books.

• Preschool and up: Read a number of shark themed children's books to the children over the course of a few days. Give each child a "shark graph" page.  Have the children write the titles of 2 to 4 books on their page.  Then have them wander around the classroom and ask their classmates which of their titles was the classmate's favorite.  Have them mark the favorite on the graph paper box to track the most popular title. 
  • Shark Graph Page  
     
• Kindergarten and up: Have the children read one of the shark books (either fiction or non-fiction). Give each child 2 or 3 lined "shark pages" to write a short book report. 
  • Shark Shape Book: Title page and Lined paper 
  • Shark Picture Book: Title page and Lined paper
     
• Kindergarten and up: After reading a number of fiction and non-fiction works, have the children write what it might be like to have a shark living in their house -- food needs, temperature, playtime, etc would all be topics they could address.  Alternatively, you could have them write what they like about sharks.
  • Shark Shape Book: Title page and Lined paper 
  • Shark Picture Book: Title page and Lined paper
     
• Grade 1 and up: Use some of the non-fiction shark books (or KidZone's Shark Facts) to do research about sharks. Give each child 2 or 3 lined "shark pages" to write down some of the information they've learned. 
  • Shark Shape Book: Title page and Lined paper 
  • Shark Picture Book: Title page and Lined paper

Books for Children
Fiction:
	The Great White Man-Eating Shark: A Cautionary Tale (Picture Puffins) by Margaret Mahy
	Shark Who Was Afraid Of Everything by Brian James
Non Fiction:
	All About Sharks (All About... (Scholastic)) by Jim Arnosky
	Encyclopedia Prehistorica Sharks and Other Sea Monsters: The Definitive Pop-Up (Sabuda Encyclopedias) by Robert Sabuda
	Hungry, Hungry Sharks (Step-Into-Reading, Step 3) by Joanna Cole
	Scholastic Q & A: What Do Sharks Eat For Dinner? (Scholastic Question & Answer) by Melvin Berger
	Shark (DK Eyewitness Books) by DK Publishing
	The Best Book of Sharks (The Best Book of) by Claire Llewellyn
Activity Books:
	Everything Kids' Sharks Book: Dive Into Fun-infested Waters! (Everything Kids Series) by Kathi Wagner
	Shark Stencilling Book: Learn How To Draw Sharks and Discover Shark Facts At You Fingertips by Lucy Bater,
	Uncover a Shark (Uncover Series) by David G. Gordon