Big Sharks, Small World
اس ای بک کے بارے میں
- Introduces readers to different species of sharks around the world, each with its one key attribute.
- Little ones learn what the different species look like through full-color photographs.
- Told in rhyme, this board book is geared to bedtime reading. It concludes by showing that sharks sleep and dream just like we do.
- Mark Leiren-Young is a passionate advocate for sharks. He interviewed legendary filmmaker and shark defender Rob Stewart about why he fought for their protection, and Mark helped promote Rob’s third documentary film about sharks. Since Rob's death, Mark has continued to spread his message about protecting sharks and oceans.
- Mark is an award-winning author of a number of books for young readers about his favorite subjects: sharks and orcas.
- Selected by BC Books for the 2023/24 Poetry in Transit Program.
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Mark Leiren-Young is an award-winning author, screenwriter, playwright and filmmaker. He has written TV shows for young viewers (including cartoons) for Netflix, CBC, ABC, BBC Kids and PBS. He wrote, directed and produced the award-winning documentary The Hundred-Year-Old Whale. His first book, The Killer Whale Who Changed the World, won a Science Writers and Communicators of Canada Award. Mark has also written several books for young readers, including Sharks Forever: The Mystery and History of the Planet’s Perfect Predator and Orcas Everywhere: The Mystery and History of Killer Whales, which was shortlisted for a Red Cedar Book Award and the Information Book Award, and won the City of Victoria Children’s Book Prize. Mark hosts the podcast Skaana about ocean stories and is actively involved in the fight for the survival of the endangered southern resident orcas. He lives in Victoria, British Columbia.
