The Great Shark Egg Case Hunt
By (Author) Kasey Whitelaw
Illustrated by Sylvia Morris
CSIRO Publishing
CSIRO Publishing
1st October 2025
Australia
Children
Fiction
Zoology: fishes (ichthyology)
Marine biology
Hospitality and service industries
Educational: Mathematics, science and technology, general
Coasts and Coastlines
Hardback
32
Width 250mm, Height 250mm, Spine 7mm
396g
Its time to go on an egg hunt. But not a chocolate egg hunt, or a chicken egg hunt were going on a shark egg case hunt! Some sharks and their close relatives lay eggs, which are protected in egg cases that come in lots of shapes and sizes. Once a baby shark has wriggled out, these egg cases wash up on beaches around the world just waiting to be found. Join our citizen scientists as they enjoy a day at the beach and discover some weird and wonderful shark egg cases. You may even be inspired to become an egg case hunter yourself! Reading level varies from child to child, but we recommend this book for ages 5 to 9.
Kasey Whitelaw is a marine biologist, educator and childrens writer. She has an interest in connecting children to science and nature, sparking their wonder and curiosity through storytelling and education. Sylvia Morris is an illustrator and science enthusiast. She loves illustrating picture books because it combines two of her favourite activities: reading and problem solving. She is also the illustrator of The Opal Dinosaur (CSIRO Publishing, 2024).