Shawn Loves Sharks by Curtis Manley and illustrated by Tracy Subisak reminds me of many children I've had over the years obsessed with a topic. They are truly experts about their passion. Shawn is an expert on sharks and can't wait for the predator project selection day. As you can guess, Shawn does not get sharks and gets really upset when another student in class does. He gets seals and is quite distraught because sharks eat seals. The shark and seal topic carries over to a game of chase on the playground even with roles reversed because Shawn use to chase everyone around being a shark. I love that Shawn reads and as he learns he changes his mind about seals. He learns how seals would get away from sharks and uses some of these tactics on the playground. In the end, Shawn learns to love two things and sometimes we have students who need this too.
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