Allens appropriately cartoonlike illustrations wonderfully extend the humor, making norvin truly shark likeboth mischievous and menacingand depicting the. He is left in happy aquatic solitude until he is discovered by an amorous female shark. All goes well until norvin is spotted by a female shark who takes a fancy to him, giving norvin such a fright that he blows his cover and eschews swimming for. A cautionary tale picture puffins paperback march 1, 1996. Nov 09, 2020 the great white maneating shark by margaret mahy, 1990, dial books for young readers edition, in english 1st ed. When he straps a homemade dorsal fin to his back and pretends to be a man eating shark, all the other swimmers run for the beach.
The great white maneating shark by margaret mahy, illustrated by jonathon allen. The great white maneating shark by margaret mahy greedy to have the cove where he swims all to himself, norvin who looks a bit like a shark pretends to be a shark and scares off the other swimmers. Norvin is a young boy that resembles a shark and he decides to create a plastic dorsal fin to scare people away from the water at caramel cove. Pin by julie mckenzie on books for classroom shark books, the. Video book reading from the great white maneating shark. Norvins wonderfully shifty eyes and the vivid expressions on the faces of his victims are certain to tickle funnybones. So he started to swim and he could swim like a silver arrow through the. Buy the great white maneating shark microsoft store enau. A cautionary tale 1st ed by allen, jonathan, mahy, margaret isbn. Among a trio of awards, the great white maneating shark won best childrens short at the ottawa international animation festival.
As a margaret mahy fan since childhood its a great delight to me to discover all the books for children that she wrote after i was too old for them. There was once a boy called norvin who was a good actor but rather plain. The success of animator euan frizzells wry adaptation of the margaret mahy picture book saw four more mahy tales follow collected on dvd as the magical world of margaret mahy. She is the author of more than two hundred books for children of all ages, two of which have received englands carnegie medal and others of which have garnered numerous citations from the american library association. The great white maneating shark has 5 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace. Margaret mahys many books picture books, short stories, and fiction for teenagers as well as younger children have been hugely successful all. She was a writer and actress, known for the great white man eating shark 1992, strangers 1989 and up our street 1985. A cautionary tale is a 1989 picture book by margaret mahy and illustrated by jonathan allen. Norvin, a boy who closely resembles a shark, uses his talents to scare away all the swimmers at carmel coveexcept for one female shark in love. Audio excerpt from the great white man eating shark.
I could barely put this book down, only getting up to eat, and exercise to contain my excitement and love for this classic. Percy trezise, robert mccloskey, margaret mahy narrated by. Margaret mahy audio books, best sellers, author bio. Sep 11, 2014 the great white maneating shark by margaret mahy, illustrated by jonathon allen. Dial books for young readers dial books for young readers margaret mahy. A cautionary tale picture puffins mahy, margaret, allen, jonathan on. Great white man eating shark picture puffin story books. Norvin pretends to be a shark in order to have his favorite swimming cove all to himself, but his imitation proves to be too good when a female shark begins to pursue him. Margaret mahy author visit amazons margaret mahy page. A cautionary tale picture puffin story books new ed by mahy, margaret, allen, jonathan isbn. I swim like a shark at the pool in the park i swim til its dark. Norvin a boy who closely resembles a shark uses his talents to scare away. Mar 05, 1996 great white man eating shark paperback march 5 1996 by margaret mahy author 4. The great white maneating shark norvin has razor teeth and looks as much like a shark as any young boy can.
Aug 29, 2017 praise for the great white man eating shark. It was adapted into an awardwinning 1991 animated short film. Norvin loves having the water to himselfuntil a real man eating shark comes along. A cautionary tale picture puffin story books paperback 5. This book is about a boy named norvin that was a great actor.
The great white maneating shark by margaret mahy, illustrations by jonathan allen. Norvin pretends to be a shark in order to have his favorite swimming cove all to himself. Audio excerpt from the great white man eating shark books by jonathan allen 5 sort by number of resources number of awards book title year published word count reading level. Listen free to great white maneating shark by margaret mahy with. Duffy books in homes posted a video to playlist role model reading. The great white maneating shark book by margaret mahy 5. Margaret mahy was born on march 21, 1936 in whakatane, new zealand. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
The great white maneating shark has 5 available editions to buy at half price books. Among a trio of awards, the great white maneating shark. Dial books for young readers, 1990 juvenile fiction 25 pages. So he makes a dorsal fin out of plastic and sets off to scare everyone out of the water. Jackie clarke reads the great white maneating shark youtube. Great white man eating shark picture puffin story books paperback international edition, march 5, 1996. From the back cover norvin has small eyes, sharp teeth and a pointy head just like a shark. The great white maneating shark by margaret mahy scholastic. Illustratorjonathan alle and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The great white maneating shark, a cautionary tale by margaret. Illustratorjonathan alle an apparently unread copy in perfect condition. A cautionary tale is an intriguing thriller of a book that needs to be put in the same conversation as some of the greats. The great white maneating shark short film nz on screen.
This thicknecked, pointytoothed boy discovers that, with the help of a strappedon dorsal fin, he can frighten the other swimmers and have caramel cove to himself. The great white maneating shark short film nz on screen the. She died on july 23, 2012 in christchurch, new zealand. Everyone stays out of the water, out of fear, for several days. Provide illustrations and photographs of sharks to examine. Jun 04, 2015 brandnew full colour blue early reader edition of this classic story from the carnegiewinning and hans christian andersen award nominee author margaret mahy.
Sorry for the hard to understand accent, this was created by my friend who had just started learning engl. Mahy tells this cautionary tale in a quietly comic, deceptively simple style inspired by her usual marvelous dry wit. The great white maneating shark a cautionary tale margaret. A cautionary tale picture puffin story books paperback. Our children both beg for this book they aged 2 and a bit and 5. Margaret mahy lives in new zealand and is internationally acknowledged as one of the most outstanding childrens writers today.
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