The Great White Shark Scientist
by Sy Montgomery and Keith Ellenbogen • Part of the Scientists in the Field Series
Dr. Greg Skomal, biologist and head of the Massachusetts Shark Research Program,... read more
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- Grade
- 4-8
- Genre
- Biography
- Nonfiction
Year Published 2016
Word Count 16,172
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 1000L
- ATOS Reading Level: 6.2
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 182158, 3 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- Science
- Subject Headings
- Wildlife conservation--Juvenile literature
- Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places | United States
- Skomal, Gregory--Juvenile literature
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Animals | Marine Life
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | General
- Marine resources conservation--Juvenile literature
- Marine biologists
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Travel
- White shark--Juvenile literature
- White shark
- Marine biologists--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Animals | Animal Welfare
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature | Environmental Conservation & Protection
- Skomal, Gregory
- United States
- Wildlife conservation
- Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places | Mexico
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Biography
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature | Earth Sciences - Water (Oceans, Lakes, Etc.)
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Photography
- Marine resources conservation
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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About the Authors 5
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Author Interviews 5
Meet-the-Author Movie with Sy Montgomery
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Interview with Sy Montgomery
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Awards & Distinctions 2
Outstanding Science Trade Books, 2005-2023
Commended, 2017
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2023
Science Selection, 2016
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