Escape from . . . the 1916 Shark Attacks by Mary Kay Carson - ISBN: 9781499814026
Hardcover
1916: A summer of deadly shark attacks, can friendship survive?

Escape from . . . the 1916 Shark Attacks

  • Hardcover

    144 pages

  • Release Date

    2 May 2023

Summary

Stay out of the water! During the summer of 1916, the “Jersey man-eater”-a great white shark-terrorized the coast of New Jersey. Based on real events, new friends Ed and Mike have to work together to survive one of the deadliest shark attacks in history!

In the blistering summer of 1916, Ed Mitchell is melting in the heat wave boiling New York City. All the city pools are closed because of the polio epidemic, so Ed can’t wait to flee to the Jersey Shore and cool off in the ocean. But …

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781499814026
ISBN-10:149981402X
Author:Mary Kay Carson
Publisher:Little Bee Books Inc.
Imprint:Little Bee Books Inc.
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:144
Release Date:2 May 2023
Weight:238g
Dimensions:191mm x 133mm x 15mm
Series:Escape From . . .
About The Author

Mary Kay Carson

Mary Kay Carson is the author of more than fifty books for young people about wildlife, space, weather, nature, and history. After studying biology in college, and a stint in the Peace Corps, she began her writing career working on the classroom magazine SuperScience. Her books have received more than a dozen starred reviews, as well as multiple awards, including the 2019 AAAS/Subaru SB&F Prize for Excellence in Science Books for Alexander Graham Bell for Kids. She’s written six titles in HMH’s acclaimed Scientists in the Field series, including The Bat Scientists, an ALA 2011 Notable Children’s Books for Middle Readers, and The Tornado Scientist, a State Library of Ohio Choose To Read Ohio (CTRO) title for 2021-22. She lives in Cincinnati, Ohio, with her husband in a century-old house surrounded by urban greenspace, deer, hawks, woodchucks, and songbirds.

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