Swimming with Sharks: The Daring Discoveries of Eugenie Clark
Current price:
$16.99
Publication Date: December 1st, 2016
Publisher:
Albert Whitman & Company
ISBN:
9780807521878
Pages:
32
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Description
Nominee:
2017 Amelia Bloomer List, Early Readers Nonfiction
Before Eugenie Clark's groundbreaking research, most people thought sharks were vicious, blood-thirsty killers. From the first time she saw a shark in an aquarium, Japanese-American Eugenie was enthralled. Instead of frightening and ferocious eating machines, she saw sleek, graceful fish gliding through the water. After she became a scientist—an unexpected career path for a woman in the 1940s—she began taking research dives and training sharks, earning her the nickname "The Shark Lady."
Praise for Swimming with Sharks: The Daring Discoveries of Eugenie Clark
"Pastel-like illustrations capture Genie’s contemplative side, while sparse underwater scenes convey the ocean’s mysterious immensity." —The Horn Book Guide