Surviving the Shark: How a Brutal Great White Attack Turned a Surfer into a Dedicated Defender of Sharks
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| Rating | : | 4.65 (730 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1616086807 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 224 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2018-02-10 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Sharklady said Great True Story of Inspirational Great White Shark Attack Victim. The author was a victim of a gruesome great white shark attack in 1998 off Stinson Beach, CA while bodyboarding. He knew he wasn't alone in the water, having been bumped shortly before the attack. It wasn't until he grabbed the shark and thrust his fingers in its gills that it let Jonathan go, after dragging him underwater for what seemed like an eternity. He sustained massive injuries to his leg, and thankfully, didn't have to have it amputated. Six hundred stitches and extensive physical therapy later, he made a full recovery. The book takes us through it all, from the attack through his painful rehabilitation from. "Entertaining but quite redundant." according to Mark A. Dehanke. Enjoyable book to read, and gain insight with the behavior of sharks in general, and the great white shark, in specific.Just too many repeated passages in the later chapters of the book. Of course, the great news is young Jonathon did survive.. Good for reluctant readers and ESL teens M. Heiss If your reluctant reader needs a biography, TRY THIS ONE. It has black-and-white photographs of a 16-year-old kid who survived a shark attack near San Francisco in 1998. His determination to survive and recover, and to spread his message about the importance of sharks, is exciting reading!There is nothing complicated about this story, in fact, the chapters are so repetitive that many kids may lose interest. But the photographs and length of the book may be perfect for your reluctant reader, or an older ESL student. Give it a try!
He was only sixteen when he was attacked, yet he demonstrated great poise and maturity. Nichols, PhD is a Research Associate at the California Academy of Sciences and the founder of Bluemind: The Mind &Ocean Initiative. . Also, in 2009 he collaborated with his mother, Margaret Kathrein, on Far From Shore, which is a retelling of
But that’s just the beginning, as he now faces months of physical and mental rehabilitation, all the while dealing with the constant media attention that the attack has generated. Today, Kathrein gives lectures on shark conservation, as well as on such topics as avoiding shark attacks when you’re in the water. But it is too late, as the great white returns, slams into him, then grabs his leg and pulls him underwater, thrashing him back and forth, trying to rip his leg off. There is also an underlying theme of tremendous familial love and Kathrein’s extreme fervor for life.. In this book, he no
Heads will turn.” (Los Angeles Times) . “A gripping account.If you want people to notice you at the beach, but you don't have a fitness trainer's body, take this book along with you