Orly sees her family’s trip to Grandma’s seaside cottage as an opportunity for an encounter with the resident great white shark she has been researching. Hoping to distract Orly from her shark obsession, her parents register her for sailing camp. Orly, however, sees this as a way to better her chances of a shark encounter. She spends her time listening for the pings from her shark-tracking app rather than to the instructor. After some eventful days of lessons, the sailing instructor takes the campers out to open water where suddenly the tracker’s pinging indicates the resident shark is close to the sailboat. Unfortunately, the tracking device is instead found caught around a seal’s flipper. A nearby research boat retrieves the tracker and rewards Orly with a trip on the vessel. Human impact on ocean species is incorporated into the story. Grey-scale illustrations accompany the text in this early chapter book.

96 pp., 5.25 × 7.625", b&w illustrations

Source: Association of Book Publishers of BC - BC Books for Schools (2021-2022)

JEFF SZPIRGLAS is the author of multiple books in the Countdown to Danger series. In addition to his choose-your-own-path titles, Jeff has written award-nominated non-fiction books and several terrifying novels and horror collections for middle-grade readers, including Tales from the Fringes of Fear and Tales from Beyond the Brain. With his wife, Danielle Saint-Onge, he is the co-author of the Orca Echoes books X Marks the Spot!, Something's Fishy and Messy Miranda. He's worked at CTV Television and was an editor at Chirp, chickaDEE and Owl magazines. He has twin children, two cats (the cats are not twins) and one dog. In his spare time, he teaches elementary school. He lives in Kitchener, Ontario. Visit him online at www.jeffszpirglas.com.

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Jeff Szpirglas and Danielle Saint-Onge live together in Toronto and teach in classrooms with students of diverse cultural backgrounds. Jeff has written several books, including Gross Universe and Fear This Book, as well as scripts for radio and television. He likes to make Danielle watch scary movies with him. Danielle has a master's degree in social anthropology and is a crusader for equity in the classroom. Whenever Jeff makes her watch a scary movie, she usually makes Jeff watch one about people in love afterward.

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DAVE WHAMOND a illustré la série Margot et My Think-a-ma-Jink, tous deux gagnants du prix Blue Spruce. Il a également signé les illustrations des livres de Robert Munsch Quelle tête!, C’est petit ici! et Je raffole de l’école!, et est l'auteur d'une bande dessinée intitulée Reality Check, qui paraît quotidiennement dans un certain nombre de journaux nord-américains. Dave habite à Calgary, en Alberta.

DAVE WHAMOND is the creator of Oddrey and My Think-a-ma-Jink, both winners of the Blue Spruce Award. He illustrated the Robert Munsch books Braids!, Think Big! and School Rules! He also has a syndicated cartoon strip called Reality Check, which appears daily in a number of North American newspapers. Dave lives in Calgary, Alberta.

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• Commended, BC Books for BC Schools

“Will inspire young children to explore their passions and know they can make a difference and educate others, at any age. This illustrated early chapter book for emerging readers is the perfect choice for any child with a strong passion. Highly Recommended.”

CM: Canadian Review of Materials

“Readers who like realistic fiction, sharks, ocean science, and friendship stories will enjoy this pleasant title.”

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