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Martin, Rafe

The Shark God

32 pp. | Scholastic/Levine | October, 2001 | Trade ISBN 0-590-39500-9 $$15.95
(2) K-3 Illustrated by David Shannon. On an island ruled by an unfeeling despot, two siblings rescue a rope-entangled shark. When the children violate the king's rules, however, they are condemned to death. In desperation, their parents seek out the fearsome shark god. Shannon's dark palette is well suited to the tone, lightening effectively as the family sails to a new and more inviting land. Based on a Hawaiian legend, this is a real find for story hours and individual readers.
Reviewer: Mary M. Burns | Horn Book Magazine Issue: November, 2001

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