{"product_id":"2940013484177","title":"Thrilling Stories Of The Ocean","description":"STORIES OF THE OCEAN.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVOLNEY BECKNER.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe white sharks are the dread of sailors in all hot climates, for they\u003cbr\u003econstantly attend vessels in expectation of anything which may be thrown\u003cbr\u003eoverboard. A shark will thus sometimes traverse the ocean in company\u003cbr\u003ewith a ship for several hundred leagues. Woe to the poor mariner who\u003cbr\u003emay chance to fall overboard while this sea-monster is present.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSome species of sharks grow to an enormous size, often weighing from one\u003cbr\u003eto four thousand pounds each. The skin of the shark is rough, and is\u003cbr\u003eused for polishing wood, ivory, \u0026amp;c.; that of one species is manufactured\u003cbr\u003einto an article called _agreen_: spectacle-cases are made of it. The\u003cbr\u003ewhite shark is the sailor's worst enemy: he has five rows of\u003cbr\u003ewedge-shaped teeth, which are notched like a saw: when the animal is at\u003cbr\u003erest they are flat in his mouth, but when about to seize his prey they\u003cbr\u003eare erected by a set of muscles which join them to the jaw. His mouth is\u003cbr\u003eso situated under the head that he is obliged to turn himself on one\u003cbr\u003eside before he can grasp any thing with those enormous jaws.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI will now give you an account of the death of a very brave little boy,\u003cbr\u003ewho was killed by a shark. He was an Irish boy; his name was Volney\u003cbr\u003eBeckner, the son of a poor fisherman. His father, having always intended\u003cbr\u003eVolney for a seafaring life, took great pains to teach him such things\u003cbr\u003eas it is useful for a sailor to know, and tried to make him brave and\u003cbr\u003ehardy; he taught him to swim when a mere baby.","brand":"SAP","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47145683943664,"sku":"2940013484177","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940013484177_p0.jpg?v=1763581865","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940013484177","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}