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Great White Shark 

ABC Book

Author: Chrizia Castro

Illustrator: Students from Mrs. Granada's 1st grade 

class.

 A is for Australia, Great white sharks are found in 

coastal waters in every major ocean but the great 

white shark is most commonly sighted around 

Australia, South Africa, California and Mexico.

B is for breach, Great Whites swim upward at a fast sprint, 

bursting out of the water in a leap called a breach, and falling 

back into the water with its prey in their mouths.

C is for cartilage, Great Whites do not have a single 

bone in their body, instead the skeleton of a shark is 

made of cartilage.

D is for Dorsal,   The dorsal fin of the Great White shark 

is the fin seen above the surface of the water. It is best 

to get out of the area as soon as possible if you see a 

dorsal fin up there on the water.

E is for electromagnetic, Great white sharks are able to 

detect electromagnetic fields,which are generated by 

the muscle contractions of all living things.

F is for food, A Great White consumes about

 11 tons of food in one year. 

G Is for gills , Sharks get their oxygen from the water when it 

passes over their gills as they swim. The minimum speed 

required for a great white to breathe is 3.3 feet per second.

H is for hunting, Great Whites have good sense of smell 

eyesight and hearing so they have no trouble hunting for 

food any time of day or night.

I is for inspect, Similar to a whale, Great White Sharks will 

often stick their heads out of the water to inspect their prey. 

This is known as spy-hopping.

J is for jaw, Great white   sharks, upper 

jaw rests below the skull, but can be 

detached when the shark attacks its 

prey. 

K is for Kangaroo, Great White Sharks are also 

frequently seen all over Kangaroo Island's 

beaches.There are plenty of shark-watching 

planes available in the area.

L is for largest, Great whites are the largest predatory 

fish.

M is for male,   female Great White are 

larger then Males.

N is for Nose, Great Whites body is shaped very 

similar to a torpedo. They can easily be identified by 

their pointed nose.

O is for Orcas Great White Sharks are no match for Orcas in a 

fight. Orcas, better known as Killer Whales, sometimes hunt in 

packs plus they are too fast and strong for even the biggest 

Great Whites. 

P is for pup, A baby great white shark is called a pup. 

Pups are about 5 feet long, when they are born.

Q is for Questionable, the maximum size of a great 

white shark is still questionable because reports are 

often based on rough estimations or speculations. 

R is for rolls, Great Whites don't have eyelids in order 

to protect their eyes the Great White Shark rolls his 

eyes to the back of his head when attacking its prey.

S is for smell,Great White Sharks have excellent 

sense of smell,they have the ability to smell a single 

drop of blood in 25 gal of water.

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