Shark Books

Thorough coverage of this San Jose Sharks season from the SJ director of media relations. Very good pictures and statistics.

My kids just loved this book! They loved the movie and this book was a great way to see how they put everything together for the movie! It has the entire original script and tons of photos on how the movie was made! My kids loved it and it was well worth the money!

Ann McGovern came to my school and I chose this book because I like sharks. I am 8 years old and I like sharks. She tells very good stories.This book makes me want to learn more about sharks. She also signed my book.

Although I have not yet read the latest version of a Natural History of Sharks, the first edition of this book totally blew me away. It is an excellent blend of astonishing anecdotes (brushes with whale sharks, the contents of a tiger sharks stomach - you'd be surprised!) and depth of detail. Every major shark family is detailed by these two experts. I have not been able to find a more complete shark reference, and I hope this current publishing is the same.

This book of true golf stories contains sections on such notables as Tommy Armour, Seve Ballesteros, Patty Berg, Julius Boros, Roberto de Vincenzo, Ben Hogan, Bernhard Langer, Nancy Lopez, Dave Marr, Byron Nelson, Jose Maria Olazabel, Francis Ouimet, Arnold Palmer, Gary Player, Nick Price, Sam Snead, Lee Trevino, and Tiger Woods (among others). The sections are humorously illustrated with caricatures by Pulitzer-prize winning cartoonist, Paul Szep.

While not all of the stories were new to me, they are in the great tradition of those who love the game. This is a great book to have and to give as a gift.

My favorite story from the book was one that I had already known, but I was glad to be reminded of it. On Christmas Eve while visiting friends in Fort Worth shortly before her death, Babe Zaharias asked to be taken to Colonial. Once there, she got out weakly wearing pajamas and a bathrobe. She walked over to the green on number two, and lay down. She touched the grass, and said, "I just wanted to see a golf course one more time."

Many of the stories are quite light, and will make for good telling during your next round. Bob Hope asked Jimmy Demaret, "Jimmy, with my game, what do I have to do to be a consistent winner?" "Cheat," said Demaret.

Some of the stories just plain make sense. The short, 107 yard par 3 seventh hole at Pebble Beach can be tough when you have to tee off into a gale. After his companions lost ball after ball in these conditions during an exhibition round, Walter Hagen pulled out his putter and rolled the ball downhill near the green. He got up and down in two from there to make his par.

When the greats meet the greats, interesting things happen. John Jacobs was a fine touring pro who became an even better teacher. One day Peter Thomson (five time winner of the British Open) asked Jacobs to come give him a lesson. Jacobs waited while Thomson got a club. Thomson got into address position, and asked Jacobs what he thought. Jacobs approved, and the lesson was over.

Having known people who threw clubs, I was interested in the firm line that Arnold Palmer's father took when Arnie lofted one over a tree while a youngster. Nancy Lopez's father did the same.

A beautiful moment in the book comes when Arnie tells Tiger to wear the mantle of leadership with pride, passing on his own heritage as a great champion.

After you have finished reading and enjoying the stories, think about how you could share these stories with others to help them enjoy golf and life more. Most of us learn better through stories, and these are very good ones. Be sure to pick your time and place. Many of the stories relate to famous holes, and could be nicely combined with a pleasant round (at say, Augusta). That would be a wonderful use for this fine book.

In a mere 32 pages this book covers the animal's natural habitat, characteristics, prey and predator and much more. The pictures are simply beautiful and I love that they used bold large font so that kids and parents can read it without squinting. The way the facts are layed out throughout the book seems more like a game so kids won't even think of it as "learning" or "hard work". I purchased the whole set-18 books individually. They are ridiciously cheap on Amazon on other websites they are going for over $200 for the set. Makes a great gift for an animal lover or an excellent way to start an inexpensive animal encyclopedia in your home.

The photos of whales in their natural habitat are stupendous. As a reference book for children 8 and up you can hardly beat the Salvajes series of books. I highly recommend this book for use as a reader or for use in individual or group projects. A child (and teacher) will truly know and remember whales after reading and looking through this book. This book would also be great for reading to smaller children due to the outstanding photos of whales.

Claude's friends are all too busy on their own projects which don't interest him; but when they have a party and don't invite him, Claude learns his selfishness may be making him an outcast. He tries to join the crowd - but a young shark just doesn't fit in. It's up to Claude to find a creative way of including his friends in something he can do, too, in this zany sea tale.

I couldn't put the book down! It's a bit hard to find - I had to find used book resources on the internet to track it down. The original book is entitled Monster Man ... this book is very similar but contains illustrations (I ended up buying both).

P.J. McMahon delivers a side-splitting effort with this book. The characters are hilarious, and the kids who heard this book or read it on their own were laughing as loudly as I was. McMahon's writing style is unique in children's books, and the story will appeal to any child who's ever gone to a swimming pool over summer vacation.

It's been two weeks since finishing this book, and I still find myself smiling and laughing about this book.

Excellent!