Age
4-8
Grade
PK-3
Heather Lang, Jordi Solano
Swimming with Sharks: The Daring Discoveries of Eugenie Clark
Hardcover
(INDPB Dec. 1, 2016)
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 scientistan unexpected career path for a woman in the 1940sshe began taking research dives and training sharks, earning her the nickname "The Shark Lady."
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 scientistan unexpected career path for a woman in the 1940sshe began taking research dives and training sharks, earning her the nickname "The Shark Lady."
- ISBN
- 0807521876 / 9780807521878
- Pages
- 32
- Weight
- 11.2 oz.
- Dimensions
- 8.0 x 0.4 in.