Shark Bait: Extreme Adventures
By (Author) Justin D'Ath
Penguin Random House Australia
Puffin
1st May 2006
Australia
Primary and Secondary Educational
Fiction
A823
Paperback
144
Width 129mm, Height 197mm, Spine 10mm
138g
'Suddenly I was back in the blurry green undersea world. And the shark was there, too. Coming straight at me. Fast!' Sam Fox is on holidays at the Great Barrier Reef when he and a young Japanese tourist are swept off a coral shelf by a freak wave. Before they know it, a strong current has pushed them out into open water. First Sam must fight to keep himself and his new friend from drowning; then, as night falls over the inky black ocean, the underwater predators start moving in ...An action-packed rollercoaster ride, Shark Bait is the most thrilling (and scary) Extreme Adventure yet! Visit puffin.com.au/extreme for more.
Born in New Zealand, Justin D'Ath is one of twelve children. He came to Australia in 1971 to study for missionary priesthood but after three years, left the seminary in the dead of night and spent two years roaming Australia on a motorbike! Whilst doing that he began his writing career contributing pieces for motorbike magazines. He published his first novel for adults in 1989 and this was followed by numerous award-winning short stories, also for adults. Justin has worked in a sugar mill, on a cattle station, in a mine, on an island, in a laboratory, built cars, picked fruit, driven forklifts and taught writing for twelve years. He wrote his first children's book in 1996 and to date he has published over 40 books. He has two children, two grandchildren, and one dog. Visit puffin.com.au/missionfox