Book Detail

Close to Shore

Publication Information
Author:  Michael Capuzzo Illustrator:  
Title:  Close to Shore Date:  2001
Publisher:  Random House City:  
ISBN, paperback:  0-375-82231-3 ISBN, hardback:  

Recommended audience:
ABE/ABLE:   ESOL:  
Family:   Young Adult:   Yes
Picture:  

General Information:
Book Type(s):    true story, reference

HSE Descriptor(s):    science| social studies

Summary:
The author details the first shark attacks in American history along the Atlantic Coast of New Jersey in 1916. One reviewer thought the book would appeal to males especially. The suspenseful style makes the book read like a novel.

Teaching Ideas:
Since the book is long, teachers may want to excerpt chapters. Some vocabulary preparation would help lower-level readers. Using a K_W_L strategy to collect known information about sharks before reading will encourage readers to list facts and incorrect beliefs about sharks. In social studies, the history of the bathing beach could be explored. Readers can examine the author's unusual non-fiction style to see how he created the suspense of a novel. A web search on sharks produces a variety of sites for mare information.

Keywords: select any link below for a list of resources which also have that keyword
bullet Geography > locations > U.S. states/regions > Northern United States
bullet Hardships > survival
bullet History > time period > 20th Century
bullet History > region > U.S. history
bullet Science > biology > zoology
bullet Science > biology > zoology > animal behavior > life cycles


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