Get up close to terrifying sharks in thisamazing book. Follow marine biologist Ben Hubbard as he tracks down, researches, and comes a little too close for comfort to these incrediblecreatures. Spectacular art shows scenes witnessed in the wild but never photographed, while real-life stories and first-hand reports of encounters with sharks arebound to give you goosebumps. Readers beware--this book has bite! From the introduction: I have been crazy about sharks since childhood. From theshark stories I read as a boy to my first brush with a great white as ateenager, sharks have always been a huge part of my life. Over the years as Iobserved, tagged, and studied sharks around the world my fear turned intorespect as I began to understand and admire these animals. As we delve deep intothe watery world of sharks over the following pages, I hope that you will learnhow better to understand this magnificent--and often misunderstood--creature, too.