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Author Medina, Nico, 1982- author.

Title What were the shark attacks of 1916? / by Nico Medina ; illustrated by Tim Foley.

Publication Info. New York : Penguin Workshop, 2024.

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Location Call No. Status
 Berlin-Peck Memorial Library - Children's New Books  WHAT WERE THE SHARK ATTACKS OF 1916    Check Shelf
 Cromwell-Belden Public Library - New Children's Books    On Order
 Enfield, Main Library - New Children's Materials  J 597.315 MED    DUE 05-08-24
 Farmington, Barney Branch - Children's Department  J SERIES WHAT WERE?    Check Shelf
 Farmington, Main Library - Children's Department  J POPULAR WHAT WERE    Check Shelf
 Farmington, Main Library - Children's Department  J POPULAR WHAT WERE    DUE 05-07-24
 Glastonbury, Welles-Turner Memorial Library - ON-ORDER (not available yet)    On Order
 Middletown, Russell Library - ON-ORDER (not available yet)    On Order
 New Britain, Jefferson Branch - Children's Department  J597.3 MED    Check Shelf
 Plainville Public Library - ON-ORDER (not available yet)    On Order

Description 108 pages, 14 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 21 cm.
Series An official Who HQ book
Who HQ NOW.
Contents What Were the Shark Attacks of 1916? -- Apex Predator -- Summer at the Shore -- The First Attack -- The $500 Bet -- The Second Attack -- Hysteria -- Matawan Creek Massacre -- War on Sharks -- Caught! -- Understanding Sharks -- Timelines.
Summary "On July 1, 1916, witnesses watched in horror as twenty-three-year-old Charles Vansant was attacked and killed by a shark in shallow water at Beach Haven, New Jersey--the first recorded shark attack in American history. Scientists claimed a shark could not be responsible, but more deadly attacks soon followed along the Jersey Shore and up the freshwater Matawan Creek, setting off a nationwide panic that led the White House to declare a war on sharks"--Provided by publisher.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (page 108).
Subject Shark attacks -- New Jersey -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.
Seashore -- New Jersey -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.
Shark attacks -- New Jersey -- History -- 20th century.
New Jersey -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.
Sharks -- History.
Added Author Foley, Tim, 1962- illustrator.
Added Title Shark attacks of 1916
ISBN 9780593521595 (library binding)
0593521595 (library binding)
9780593521588 (paperback)
0593521587 (paperback)
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