Each of the Really Wild books follows an animal through its daily life, and describes how it hunts, feeds and brings up its young, and how it copes with its environment and enemies. This volume focuses on sharks. The book is part of the Take-Off series, which is designed to be used with nine-year-olds who are struggling to achieve the levels of literacy expected for their age. The titles chosen are based on best-selling titles within existing Heinemann Library series and meet all Key Stage 2 requirements for their subject. The National Literacy Strategy emphasizes that children with special educational needs should work, wherever possible, with their peers within the Literacy Hour. The aim is to use structured, intensive teaching to enable as many children as possible eventually to work at the appropriate level for their age.