BUYING ADVISORY: EL - ESSENTIAL
AUDIENCE APPEAL: HIGH
Fabien Cousteau (or a fictionalized version of the real researcher) leads a research team that includes two junior explorers on a trip into the oceans around South Africa. Their target is to find and tag a huge Great White Shark. The trip covers a few different days and many marine animals besides great white sharks are seen and learned about. By the end, the team and the reader have learned a lot about animals and conservation.
I really enjoyed this elementary-level graphic novel. The story is fictionalized, but the scientific information included is interesting and factual. The illustrations are well done and I think many a young reader will be drawn to this exciting story about marine research. There's a great message about conservation in the story as well as points trying to rehabilitate the shark's reputation from Hollywood stereotypes. Overall a great read and I hope to see more in this series very soon!
Reviewer: TC
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