Prowling the Seas: Exploring the Hidden World of Ocean Predators

Daniel Corrigan just moved to Nodle's Green, Pennsylvania and notices something strange. Soon, he figures out that his new friends have superpowers. One can fly, one is super strong, and another can turn invisible. These kids watch over the town and keep everyone safe. The only problem is that the superheroes are disappearing one by one because when they turn thirteen, their powers and any memories of them disappear. To find the villain that is stealing the powers of the kids of Noble's Green, everyone will have to work together and stop him once and for all. This book is now one of my favorites! The author made me feel like I was actually there. I felt like I could relate to all of the characters in some way. I also liked how the author described everything in great detail so you knew exactly what was going on. I would recommend this book to anyone who loves a good adventure or mystery. Reviewed by a young adult student reviewer Flamingnet Book Reviews Teen books reviewed by teen reviewers

Most of Earth's predators live beneath the ocean waters and carry an aura of mystery about them because scientists are now discovering they didn't know as much about them as they thought they did. For example, scientists mistakenly thought that white sharks "stayed near the coast," but by tagging them they found that they swim "far into the open ocean." Scientists of the Tagging of Pacific Predators (TOPP) tagged a great white shark off the coast of California in 2004. The battery tag failed in the ocean waters of Hawaii little more than six months later. The tag, sans shark, mysteriously showed up in a tidal pool the same year. It was picked up by five-year-old Calvin Wisner. Just how much do we really know about our mysterious ocean predators? In this book you will learn about TOPP's scientists and what they do, but more interestingly you'll learn about the animals they study. You'll learn about the leatherback sea turtle and the "Great Turtle Race," you'll follow and learn about a small bluefin tuna that crisscrossed the Pacific, and you'll learn some amazing things about the sooty shearwater. If you are really interested in these animals, this book gives a link where you can go to follow the animals in "near real time!" This fascinating book will thrill anyone interested in exploring and learning about the predators of the deep. I loved reading this book and when I went to check out the recommended "near real time" site it brought to light what these scientists are really doing. I won't spoil the readers' experience and won't go into what I saw. The photographs in this book were vibrant and very interesting. There were many maps to show the pathways these animals took. In the back of the book is a single page about "Ocean Predator Populations" and additional recommended book, video and internet resources. This book would be a wonderful classroom resource!