Sharks of the World (Princeton Field Guides) | 
| Authors: Leonard Compagno, Marc Dando, Sarah Fowler
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  7 reviews
Sales Rank: 359250
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 480
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5 x 1.1
ISBN: 0691120722
Dewey Decimal Number: 597.3
EAN: 9780691120720
ASIN: 0691120722
Publication Date: January 24, 2005
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Product Description
Everyone's heard of the Great Whites. But most people know little of the hundreds of other types of sharks that inhabit the world's oceans. Written by two of the world's leading authorities and superbly illustrated by wildlife artist Marc Dando, this is the first comprehensive field guide to all 440-plus shark species. Color plates illustrate all species, and detailed accounts include diagnostic line drawings and a distribution map for each species. Introductory chapters treat physiology, behavior, reproduction, ecology, diet, and sharks' interrelationships with humans. - More than 125 original full-color illustrations for fast and accurate identification of each shark family
- Over 500 additional drawings illustrating physical features from different angles
- Clear identification information for each species with details of size, habitat, behavior, and biology
- Quick ID guide helpful for differentiating similar species
- Geographic distribution maps for each species
- For professional and amateur shark enthusiasts
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THE Field Guide to own September 9, 2008
If you're going to have only one book on sharks this one is it. It's not just exhaustive but it is exhaustively illustrated as well. Each shark is shown in black and white line drawing as well as color illustrated.
This is also a well-made book. It's a paperback but the binding is sewn rather than glued. It's made to last.
this is the one!! May 31, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
my husband is extremely well read and has a special interest in sharks. he has looked for a long time for a book on sharks that would show detailed plates and drawings for identification as well as informative text - not fluff. this is it - at least it's the best we've found. i highly recommend this book - for the money, i guarantee you'll be satisfied with the amount of information it provides.
For grandson with Asperger's-LOVED this book January 20, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Pictures and great, in depth with the most information I've ever seen in a book about sharks. We borrowed it at library and then decided to buy.
Shark Lover's January 11, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
If you know anyone interested in sharks, this is the book. The only ID book needed for the hobbiest or seasoned researcher. A must have for any well stocked nature or marine library.
 Complete and Intriguing May 30, 2006
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
Growing up around brothers and cousins who fish and swimming in the mighty Atlantic, sharks have been a whisper in my life that may get lost in being at the shore. I have been in the water with sharks, caught sharks, discovered dead sharks washed up on the shore, and played the role of amateur ichthyologist (sp?) when a shark was brought in over four feet long.
This book is not for everyone, it is a scientific almanac or encyclopedia of species of sharks that one has never heard of. But it does fill in the great mysteries about those sharks one does encounter, and expands one's curiousity to the other infamous fish in the waters. I held this book in my hand trying to determine if a still flopping shark of 48" was a bull shark or a sandbar shark... the book succeeded where wisened fishermen failed. It would be welcome in the hands of the curious, the fisherman, or the student.
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