Sharks have been around since before the dinosaurs. Today, there are more than 370 types of sharks in the world. Some are ferocious and others are just plain shy. From the huge whale shark to the smalleye pygmy shark, these amazing creatures come to life here. Mark Norman won the Children’s Book Council Eve Pownall Award for Information Books for one of his previous books in this series, The Penguin Book: Birds in Suits.