# Shark vs. Train

**Author:** Chris Barton
**Grade range:** Grades K–3
**Age range:** 5–8
**First published:** 2010
**Page count:** 20
**Genre:** Realistic Fiction
**ISBN-13:** `9780316007627`
**ISBN-10:** `0316007625`
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/book/shark-vs-train
**License:** [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) — please credit ReadingList.school when citing.

## About this book

A shark and a train compete in a series of contests on a seesaw, in hot air balloons, bowling, shooting baskets, playing hide-and-seek, and more.

## Themes

- new york times bestseller
- nyt:picture\_books=2010-07-04
- sharks
- play

## Where this book is assigned

### Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania)

- **recommended** · Kindergarten grade · Pennsylvania — [source: Mountain Laurel Book Award / Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award — PSLA past winners list, 2011-2012 winner (K-3)](https://pyrcapsla.wixsite.com/pyrca/past-titles-and-winners)
- **recommended** · 1st grade · Pennsylvania — [source: Mountain Laurel Book Award / Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award — PSLA past winners list, 2011-2012 winner (K-3)](https://pyrcapsla.wixsite.com/pyrca/past-titles-and-winners)
- **recommended** · 2nd grade · Pennsylvania — [source: Mountain Laurel Book Award / Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award — PSLA past winners list, 2011-2012 winner (K-3)](https://pyrcapsla.wixsite.com/pyrca/past-titles-and-winners)
- **recommended** · 3rd grade · Pennsylvania — [source: Mountain Laurel Book Award / Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award — PSLA past winners list, 2011-2012 winner (K-3)](https://pyrcapsla.wixsite.com/pyrca/past-titles-and-winners)

### Young Hoosier Book Award

- **recommended** · Kindergarten grade · Indiana — [source: Indiana Library Federation — Young Hoosier Book Award past winners, 2013 winner (Picture Book)](https://cdn.ymaws.com/www.ilfonline.org/resource/resmgr/yhba/yhba_pastwinners.pdf)
- **recommended** · 1st grade · Indiana — [source: Indiana Library Federation — Young Hoosier Book Award past winners, 2013 winner (Picture Book)](https://cdn.ymaws.com/www.ilfonline.org/resource/resmgr/yhba/yhba_pastwinners.pdf)
- **recommended** · 2nd grade · Indiana — [source: Indiana Library Federation — Young Hoosier Book Award past winners, 2013 winner (Picture Book)](https://cdn.ymaws.com/www.ilfonline.org/resource/resmgr/yhba/yhba_pastwinners.pdf)
- **recommended** · 3rd grade · Indiana — [source: Indiana Library Federation — Young Hoosier Book Award past winners, 2013 winner (Picture Book)](https://cdn.ymaws.com/www.ilfonline.org/resource/resmgr/yhba/yhba_pastwinners.pdf)

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