It’s Tough to Be: A Shark (and Other Sea Creatures)

Name: It’s Tough to Be: A Shark (and Other Sea Creatures)
Brand: Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand
SKU: 9781526329592
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By John Townsend

Series: It’s Tough to Be

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Find out about how the incredible ways sharks and other sea creatures live and survive with hilarious cartoon strips. Sharks may be incredible predators with few natural enemies, but being a ruler in the ocean can still be tough! In this book, cartoon strips explore why... Read More

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Find out about how the incredible ways sharks and other sea creatures live and survive with hilarious cartoon strips.

Sharks may be incredible predators with few natural enemies, but being a ruler in the ocean can still be tough! In this book, cartoon strips explore why great whites can never stop swimming, why not being fussy eaters can cause problems for tiger sharks, and why getting in a fight with a giant squid can really suck. Alongside the cartoon strips, we explore topics such as the variety of shark species, food chains, habitats, and threats, to build a picture of life as a shark and other deep-sea predators.

It's Tough to Be is a series of fun educational books that help children aged 7 plus understand how animals adapt to survive in different habitats. Each book features hilarious cartoon strips and incredible science facts.

Titles in the series: A Tiger (and other cats) / A Shark (and other sea creatures) / A Black Mamba (and other snakes) / A T-rex (and other dinosaurs) / An Eagle (and other birds) / A Giant Panda (and other bears)

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It’s Tough to Be: A Shark (and Other Sea Creatures)

Find out about how the incredible ways sharks and other sea creatures live and survive with hilarious cartoon strips. Sharks may be incredible predators with few natural enemies, but being a ruler in the ocean can still be tough! In this book, cartoon strips explore why great whites can never stop swimming, why not being fussy eaters can cause problems...

By John Townsend

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Find out about the incredible ways tigers and other big cats live and survive with hilarious cartoon strips. Tigers and other big cats may be incredible predators with few natural enemies, but being the world's biggest cats can still be tough! In this book, cartoon strips explore why a tiger cub can easily get into trouble, why jaguars' habitats are...

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Find out about the incredible ways giant pandas and other bears live and survive with hilarious cartoon strips. Giant pandas and other bears may be stars of many children's books, but in reality, life as a bear can be tough! In this book, cartoon strips explore why giant pandas are always eating, how polar bears survive in freezing conditions, why...

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Find out about the incredible ways snakes live and survive with hilarious cartoon strips. Snakes may be incredible predators, but their lives can still be tough! In this book, cartoon strips explore black mamba dangers, how anacondas swallow their prey whole, and the strange and cunning ways a hognose snake avoids being eaten. Alongside the cartoon strips, we explore topics...

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Find out about the incredible ways the dinosaurs lived with hilarious cartoon strips. T-rex may have been an amazing predator with few natural enemies, but being the world's scariest dinosaur could still be tough! In this book, funny cartoon strips explore the complex world of the dinosaurs, and how they lived, and eventually died out. Alongside the cartoon strips, we...

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It’s Tough to Be: A Giant Panda (and Other Bears)

Find out about the incredible ways giant pandas and other bears live and survive with hilarious cartoon strips. Giant pandas and other bears may be stars of many children's books, but in reality, life as a bear can be tough! In this book, cartoon strips explore why giant pandas are always eating, how polar bears survive in freezing conditions, why...

By John Townsend

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It’s Tough to Be: An Eagle (and Other Birds)

Find out about the incredible ways eagles and other birds live and survive with hilarious cartoon strips. Eagles may be incredible predators with few natural enemies, but being one of the world's biggest birds can still be tough! In this book, cartoon strips explore what emperor penguins put up with for their offspring, the disgusting tricks vultures play, why other...

By John Townsend

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781526329592

Publisher: Hachette Children's Group

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 23 July 2026

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Wayland

Contributors:

Illustrated by Ruth Bennett

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 8.0mm

Width: 208.0mm

Height: 260.0mm

Weight: 211g

Pages: 48

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About the Author

John Townsend (Author)

Born on the stroke of midnight in a little house in the ancient Roman town of Caesaromagus (Chelmsford), John grew up with a love of stories, the power of words and the magic of plays on the stage. John trained as a secondary school teacher and was first published in 1983. Oodles of years later, he became a full-time writer. He's well known for writing to encourage readers into books and has been named a 'Reading Champion' by the National Literacy Trust.

Ruth Bennett (Illustrator)

Ruth is an illustrator, character designer and animator from Norfolk, England. She loves creating fun quirky characters and stories that make children giggle.

Ruth primarily works digitally using bold lines and bright colours.

Her biggest inspiration comes from the people around her, Norfolk is home to lots of interesting personalities! As well as people watching she enjoys long walks along the coast and spending time with her two cats.

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