The Great White Man-Eating Shark: A Cautionary Tale facts for kids
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| Author | Margaret Mahy |
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| Illustrator | Jonathan Allen |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Picture book |
| Publisher | Dial Press |
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Publication date
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1989 |
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| Pages | 32 |
| ISBN | 978-0-8037-0749-8 |
The Great White Man-Eating Shark: A Cautionary Tale is a 1989 picture book by Margaret Mahy and illustrated by Jonathan Allen. It was adapted into an award-winning 1991 animated short film.
Plot
Norvin is a young boy that resembles a shark and he decides to create a plastic dorsal fin to scare people away from the water at Caramel Cove. Everyone stays out of the water, out of fear, for several days. The plan backfires on Norvin when a female shark confuses him for a real shark and wants to marry him. The shark states that she would lose her temper and bite Norvin if he does not marry her, leading Norvin to swim away for his life. When Norvin appears on land while shaking, the others realize that he was never a shark. The swimmers put up a net to stop the actual shark from entering Caramel Cove, but Norvin is too scared to enter the water ever again.
