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The Great White Man-Eating Shark: A Cautionary Tale
by
Margaret Mahy,
Jonathan Allen (Goodreads Author)
Greedy to have the cove where he swims all to himself, Norvin, who looks a bit like a shark, pretends to be one, scaring off the other swimmers and leaving him in happy aquatic solitude--until he is discovered by an amorous female shark.
Paperback, 32 pages
Published
March 1st 1996
by Puffin
(first published 1989)
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A story of remembrance that leaves one, not with a sense of sorrow, but of continuity, appreciation and sweet memories. Sarah has often heard her father talk about how his father used to wake him in the middle of the night to go visit the local lighthouse. Shortly after her granddad’s death, Sarah wakes up her father to tell him that it was the right night to take her on this journey of remembrance. Through this short journey they do all the things that Grandad did, or would have done had they b...more
This book is about a child who has a few similar characteristics as a real great white shark. Unfortunately, Norvin was selfish and loved to swim by himself. Norvin concocted a plan to strap a fake dorsal fin to his back and swim around. He scared everyone out of the water so that he can have the ocean all to himself. In the end, this turns on him and he is scared out of the water by a shark too.
I would use this book in my classroom to discuss sharing and how we must always think completely thr...more
I would use this book in my classroom to discuss sharing and how we must always think completely thr...more
I read this book because I thought the title was funny, and may read it to my class just to discuss the important of the hyphen! After actually reading it, it is an OKAY book. A cautionary tale about a boy who is greedy about the cove where he swims. In order to get the water to himself, he pretenders to be a shark. After doing this several times, Dorvin encounters a a real shark and gives himself up.
We thought The Great White Man-Eating Shark was super duper duper duper awesome. The boy wanted the beach all to himself so he could swim like silver arrows. He made a fin. He jumped out of the water like a silver arrow. A female shark said "Marry me or I will bite you!" That made us laugh. Read this book because it will make you laugh!
--From Mrs. McGoldrick's 1st Grade Class
--From Mrs. McGoldrick's 1st Grade Class
A strange tale of a boy called Norvin who looks like a shark. He loves swimming at a local bay, Caramel Cove. But he didn't like Caramel Cove to be crowded with other swimmers, so Norvin straps a dorsal fin on his back and pretends to be a great white so he can scare all the other swimmers away. Of course Norvin gets his comeuppance for being so greedy and unfeeling.
Not too impressive, in my opinion. The drawings were not subtle, or bright, interesting, or fun, or much of anything. I did like that I was fooled; it turned out *not* to be The Boy Who Cried Wolf. Fun enough to add to the stack from the library but not to order from ILL, I'd say.
This was the first book I can remember reading. I loved it!
I still remember going down to our local book store 'London Bookshop' in New Plymouth to meet Margaret. She signed the book, leaving a special message for me, I'm saddened to this day I can no longer find the book :(
I still remember going down to our local book store 'London Bookshop' in New Plymouth to meet Margaret. She signed the book, leaving a special message for me, I'm saddened to this day I can no longer find the book :(
This is one of the stories that is in the Margaret Mahy treasury my little brother got for christmas. I've heard this one before and I like it, it is quite a funny one. The treasury is a really good book.
This is a wonderful funny story about a selfish boy who happens to look shark like. One of my all-time favorites. Ages 4+
norvin is a tricky boy who tricks fellow beach goers into thinking hes a great white man eating shark
A silly book that ties (vaguely) into the Grade 2 "ocean unit"
Parallel episodes!
My level 2s in Vietnam cut out paper sharks and then taped them to the window in a feeding frenzy around a little fish.
My level 2s in Vietnam cut out paper sharks and then taped them to the window in a feeding frenzy around a little fish.
wonderful cautionary tale to warn children of the dangers of deception and selfishness. very amusing!
Very hysterical! Never get tired of reading this one to the kids.
Such a cute tale and also can be seen on Scholastic DVD.
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Margaret Mahy is a well-known New Zealand author of children's and young adult books. While the plots of many of her books have strong supernatural elements, her writing concentrates on the themes of human relationships and growing up.
Her books The Haunting and The Changeover: A Supernatural Romance both received the Carnegie Medal of the British Library Association. She has written a little less...more
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Her books The Haunting and The Changeover: A Supernatural Romance both received the Carnegie Medal of the British Library Association. She has written a little less...more
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