The Great Shark Egg Case Hunt

Name: The Great Shark Egg Case Hunt
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ISBN: 9781486318308

Kasey Whitelaw, Sylvia Morris

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CSIRO Publishing
01 October 2025

Service industries; Marine biology; Fishes (ichthyology); Picture books; Educational: Sciences, general science; Kids Australian

It’s time to go on an egg hunt. But not a chocolate egg hunt, or a chicken egg hunt – we’re 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.

Notable Book, The CBCA 2026 Book of the Year Awards: Eve Pownall Award

By: Kasey Whitelaw
Illustrated by: Sylvia Morris
Imprint: CSIRO Publishing
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions: Height: 250mm, Width: 250mm, Spine: 7mm
Weight: 396g
ISBN: 9781486318308
ISBN 10: 1486318304
Pages: 32
Publication Date: 01 October 2025
Recommended Age: From 5 years
Audience: Children/juvenile , English as a second language
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Main story Meet the egg-ceptional egg-layers Egg case discoveries in our story Glossary More information about the Great Eggcase Hunt Be careful and kind Acknowledgements

Kasey Whitelaw is a marine biologist, educator and children’s 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).

Reviews for The Great Shark Egg Case Hunt

""This book showcases the fantastic diversity of egg-laying sharks, skates and chimaeras around the world demonstrating that you really can go on a Great Eggcase Hunt wherever you are!""--Cat Gordon, Senior Conservation Officer, The Shark Trust