{"product_id":"sharks-in-kansas-isbn-9780593904718","title":"Sharks in Kansas","description":"\u003cb\u003eSharks in \u003ci\u003eKansas\u003c\/i\u003e? Yes, it's true! Take a fascinating journey back 85 million years to a time when Kansas was submerged under a vast ocean teeming with incredible prehistoric sharks.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSharks in Kansas? Seems impossible, right? After all, Kansas is smack dab in the middle of the United States—more than 1,000 miles from the closest ocean. But the world hasn’t always looked the way it does today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOnce upon a time, 85 million years ago, the middle of America was submerged in water--and incredible creatures roamed the sea. On a typical afternoon, a small herd of \u003ci\u003eClaosaurus \u003c\/i\u003emunches on plants along the shoreline. Above them, a \u003ci\u003ePteranodon \u003c\/i\u003eglides across the sky in search of fish... when, suddenly, a \u003ci\u003eSqualicorax \u003c\/i\u003egrabs a young dinosaur with its bone-crunching bite. \u003ci\u003eChomp!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom the flightless bird Hesperonis to the mighty Tylosaurus, here is a fascinating look at many kids' favorite creatures and the mysteries of an ancient ocean.\u003cb\u003eMelissa Stewart \u003c\/b\u003ehas written more than 200 science books for children, including Whale Fall, winner of the AAAS\/Subaru Prize for Excellence in Science Books; \u003ci\u003eFeathers: Not Just for Flying, \u003c\/i\u003ean ALA Notable Book; and \u003ci\u003ePipsqueaks, Slowpokes, and Stinkers: Celebrating Animal Underdogs, \u003c\/i\u003ean SCBWI Golden Kite Honor title. She co-authored \u003ci\u003e5 Kinds of Nonfiction: Enriching Reading and Writing Instruction with Children’s Books\u003c\/i\u003e and edited the anthology \u003ci\u003eNonfiction Writers Dig Deep: 50 Award-Winning Authors Reveal the Secret of Engaging Writing\u003c\/i\u003e. Melissa maintains the award-winning blog Celebrate Science and serves on the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators board of advisors.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBecca Stadtlander\u003c\/b\u003e is an illustrator and fine artist. In 2019, she won the Golden Kite Award for Picture Book Illustration for \u003ci\u003eMade by Hand: A Crafts Sampler\u003c\/i\u003e. Picture books she has illustrated include \u003ci\u003eMr. McCloskey's Marvelous Mallards\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSleep Tight, Farm,\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eOn Wings of Words, \u003c\/i\u003ewhich received four starred reviews. Her work is also featured in adult books, editorial publications, stationery, home decor products, and book covers.","brand":"Random House Studio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48233544941797,"sku":"NP9780593904718","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780593904718.jpg?v=1767736478","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/sharks-in-kansas-isbn-9780593904718","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}