Sharks Incorporated
4 primary works
Book 1
The world's shark population is in trouble for a sad, simple reason: shark fin soup. And although it's illegal, poachers have been targeting Florida's biannual migration of blacktip sharks.
Marine biologist Doc Ford needs assistance protecting the sharks and enlists the help of three kids-Luke, Maribel and Sabina. Luke is brand-new to Florida from the Midwest; sisters Maribel and Sabina recently arrived from Cuba-and all three feel like fish out of water. It's going to take some convincing for them to work as a team and recognize in themselves the courage, wisdom and tenacity that Doc sees in them.
Together they form Sharks, Inc. and are given an important assignment: to set out each day on a small fishing boat in hopes of tagging sharks for Doc's research-and to stay faraway from possible poachers in the area. The trio isn't looking for trouble, but when they come face to face with danger, survival requires them to rely on each of their own unique gifts, and especially on one another.
Marine biologist Doc Ford needs assistance protecting the sharks and enlists the help of three kids-Luke, Maribel and Sabina. Luke is brand-new to Florida from the Midwest; sisters Maribel and Sabina recently arrived from Cuba-and all three feel like fish out of water. It's going to take some convincing for them to work as a team and recognize in themselves the courage, wisdom and tenacity that Doc sees in them.
Together they form Sharks, Inc. and are given an important assignment: to set out each day on a small fishing boat in hopes of tagging sharks for Doc's research-and to stay faraway from possible poachers in the area. The trio isn't looking for trouble, but when they come face to face with danger, survival requires them to rely on each of their own unique gifts, and especially on one another.
Book 2
Marine biologist Doc Ford invites Maribel, Luke, and Sabina to a remote island in the Bahamas where lionfish, a beautiful and venomous inhabitant of the South Pacific that has invaded Florida and the Caribbean, are not just upsetting the balance of nature by damaging the coral reefs-their sting has put several people in the hospital.
What Doc and Captain Hannah Smith don't mention is that the island is riddled with limestone caves, once home to a band of pirates, and stories of Spanish gold have lured outlaw treasure hunters to the area.
When the trio finds precious artifacts, they agree to guard the secret until they've thoroughly explored the spot. Soon, outlaws search for the trio, hoping they will lead them to riches.
What Doc and Captain Hannah Smith don't mention is that the island is riddled with limestone caves, once home to a band of pirates, and stories of Spanish gold have lured outlaw treasure hunters to the area.
When the trio finds precious artifacts, they agree to guard the secret until they've thoroughly explored the spot. Soon, outlaws search for the trio, hoping they will lead them to riches.
Book 3
Doc Ford has a new mission for Sharks, Inc.: visit Sanibel Island's Bone Field to find a wild orange tree that survived a disease destroying Florida's citrus. There, Sharks, Inc. can't find Doc's tree. Worse, the area is protected by a massive saltwater crocodile.
What they don't expect is meeting a recluse threatening to call the police if they trespass on her land. Reluctant to give up, the team learns the woman needs help. When she was young, she found King Calusa's grave and now she's being haunted by the ghost of the dead king.
To learn the truth, the kids return to the Bone Field. The 1000-pound crocodile is determined to protect its hatchlings. But crocs turn out to be the least of their worries when the trio discovers the woman's neighbor is selling illegal reptiles-and he knows her secret about Calusa's medallion.
What they don't expect is meeting a recluse threatening to call the police if they trespass on her land. Reluctant to give up, the team learns the woman needs help. When she was young, she found King Calusa's grave and now she's being haunted by the ghost of the dead king.
To learn the truth, the kids return to the Bone Field. The 1000-pound crocodile is determined to protect its hatchlings. But crocs turn out to be the least of their worries when the trio discovers the woman's neighbor is selling illegal reptiles-and he knows her secret about Calusa's medallion.
Book 4
The Professional Tarpon Rodeo is back on Sanibel Island, offering any celebrity contestant who lands a rare piebald tarpon a one-million-dollar prize. But marine biologist Doc Ford is certain that people are cheating to win.
When an angler team illegally catches a tarpon to feed it to sharks for attention, Doc enlists the kids of Sharks Inc. - Luke, Maribel, and Sabina - to uncover their scheme. Would introverted Luke rather be trapped between a hammerhead shark and an injured tarpon - or trapped in the spotlight of internet adoration?
With the help of an unlikely new friend, the intrepid Sharks Inc. trio will unmask a band of zombies, outwit a devious celebrity manager, and rescue one elusive tarpon.
When an angler team illegally catches a tarpon to feed it to sharks for attention, Doc enlists the kids of Sharks Inc. - Luke, Maribel, and Sabina - to uncover their scheme. Would introverted Luke rather be trapped between a hammerhead shark and an injured tarpon - or trapped in the spotlight of internet adoration?
With the help of an unlikely new friend, the intrepid Sharks Inc. trio will unmask a band of zombies, outwit a devious celebrity manager, and rescue one elusive tarpon.