Shark Trouble

Master storyteller Peter Benchley combines high adventure with down-to-earth advice in a book that is at once a thriller and a valuable primer on being safe in, on, under, and around the ocean. In this informative book of real-life stories and practical advice, the author of Jaws draws on more than three decades of experience with the ocean to share stories and information about sharks and other marine animals, and to help the reader approach the ocean and its creatures with understanding and respect. Benchley distinguishes between dangerous and benign sharks, discusses what to tell children about the sea, and tells how to swim safely in the ocean, how to read tides and currents, and how to survive when danger suddenly strikes.