Amazing Shark Guardian of the Seas

About this book

When you think about it, what do you really know about sharks? Do you think of them as dangerous, human-hunting beasts? Sharks are actually quite gentle creatures, and their diets definitely don't include humans. We're not nearly tasty enough for them. In fact, out of all the animals in the world, sharks are probably one of the species that pose us the least danger!

In Michael Stavarič's brilliant new instalment to the Amazing Ocean series, learn all about these fascinating and misunderstood creatures. Did you know that there are over 520 species of shark? And did you know that there are some cultures, like the Hawaiian culture, that worship sharks as gods? Filled with funny descriptions and vivid illustrations, Amazing Shark is a delightful journey into the world of the ocean's guardian.

Originally published in German in 2024 by Leykam as Faszination Haie: Wächter der Meere.

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Biography

Michael Stavaric was born in Brno in 1972 and works in Vienna as a freelance writer, translator and lecturer. He has received numerous scholarships and awards, including the LeseLenz Prize for Young Literature, the Adelbert Chamisso Prize, the Austrian State Prize for Children's and Young Adult Literature, the Children's Book Prize of the City of Vienna, the German Design Award, the Wartholz Literature Prize and the Hohenems Literature Prize. He would have liked to be a marine biologist and now he writes children's books, novels, plays and poetry. When he's not writing books, he spends his time making nature documentaries.

Michèle Ganser was born in Aachen in 1995 and studied communication design in Aachen and Mainz. She is particularly fascinated by space, the stars and the different planets. In her illustrations, she combines exciting topics in an unusual way and thus creates completely new worlds. In her free time, she likes to read – preferably science fiction novels.