Lark the Shark

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Bruce's recent Monstertown Mysteries series blends horror and humor, based on his childhood love of monster movies. His other series include Class Pets, about the secret lives of classroom pets, and the forthcoming Outerspace Mystery Pizza Club books, due in 2024. When Clark the Shark discovers that rhymes help him "Stay cool", he gives many examples like "When teacher's talking, don't go walking" and "Only munch your own lunch". These fun little sayings could be used to teach students about rhyming and help them come up with their own rhymes! The book tells the tale of a friendly shark who cleans up litter from the sea and promotes environmental awareness. This one is cute, but nothing spectacular. Clark is still a very relatable character for bouncy younger children. Here he runs the emotional gamut from excitement about his sleepover to fear of the dark. The pictures are still fun, with silly little jokes hidden in. Clark is a shark who starts going to school. He loves school but Clark is crazy. He played to hard with his friends and ate all of his friends lunches because he got to excited. When Clark got to excited he came up with rhymes to help him remember to not act so crazy. He learned to behave when he was at school because there is a time and a place for when to act crazy and there is a time not to.

Get tips and advice on reducing, re-using and recycling to help protect the environment: https://www.redbridge.gov.uk/our-streets/ This book made me smile as I read it because I can relate Clark to many kids I know. They have good intentions, but it can often be hard for some children to stay on task and do what is expected of them. Clark is a very happy character, and his efforts to do the right thing are uplifting and inspiring. The young author and avid recycler said: “I wrote the book to highlight pollution in the sea, but whether it’s on land or water – there are lots of things we can all do to look after the environment. Even things like making sure we recycle as much as we can makes a difference.

I enjoyed reading this book. The rhyming used by the author was fun and the illustrations helped to enhance the story. This is a book about inclusion and exclusion wherever outsiders are disdained (T.A. Terrell, p 231). Again the authors challenge certain misperceptions we may hold. Sharks are often ‘given a bad name’– but most are no threat to us (unlike humans can be to them). They form a vital part of underwater ecosystems. Lark has a kind, caring nature, and is surrounded by caring friends who just want to give him a lovely surprise. And while Wonda may be a killer whale, she is utterly adorable! Get your copy!

Clark the Shark is throwing his first slumber party. There's just one problem--he's afraid of the dark! Clark makes a rhyme to help him through the night. When he realizes all of his friends are scared, too, they make up a song to help them feel better. This could then lead on to some written activities like making up their own rhymes, including illustrations. They could do this either independently, in pairs or in groups.Okey dokey. I must confess that I actually watched this as a video on YouTube, mainly because Chris Pine was reading it! :D (Chris Pine is one of my favourite actors.) I did actually enjoy this story, which was about a shark who's very rowdy and over-enthusiastic in his school-classes. The moral of the story is, that you can enjoy things but you must show consideration towards others and their feelings. (I think a lot of people, adults included, could learn a lot from this tale to be honest, hehe.) Clark is a shark with zing, bang, and BOOM. Clark zooms into school, crashes through the classroom, and is rowdy at recess. Clark loves life—but when his enthusiasm is too much for his friends, Clark's teacher, Mrs. Inkydink, helps him figure out a way to tone it down.

The dynamic duo, Natalie Newman and her son Henry Newman have made waves in the children's book industry with their delightful and engaging " Lark the Shark" series. The books have been featured on the popular BBC News children's program, Newsround. The feature highlighted the Newman duo's passion for writing and the inspiration behind their lovable protagonist, Lark the Shark. Read the full feature here. The major themes in this story are overcoming your fears and friendship. Clark was very afraid of the dark but thought of ways that would help him get through the night without his night light, and he did it! But he couldn't have done it without the help of his friends. He was nervous that they would make fun of him for being scared of the dark, but instead they all came together and helped each other overcome their fears, which is what true friendship is all about.We use the CookieConsent cookie to record that you have seen the cookie notification banner so we don't need to show it to you again. I can relate to this book because I too was scared of the dark when I was young. I always had my night light and was scared to sleep without it. Sometime during the night I would wake up and be scared and even run and jump into bed with my mom and dad. But just like Clark, I eventually overcame my fear. Clark the Shark is nervous to be sleeping outside for his first sleepover with his friends. His rhyme helps him stay cool: “Take heart, be smart, sharks aren’t afraid of the dark.” But while telling scary stories his friends make a revelation of their own. Does sharing your fears help?