Swimming with Sharks: The Daring Discoveries of Eugenie Clark

Swimming with Sharks: The Daring Discoveries of Eugenie Clark2017 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

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."

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company
Published: 12/01/2016
ISBN: 9780807521878
Pages: 32
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 10.10h x 8.20w x 0.40d

Review Citations: School Library Journal 11/01/2016 pg. 116
Kirkus Reviews 11/01/2016
Booklist 12/01/2016 pg. 52
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 01/01/2017

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 187279 / Swimming with Sharks: The Daring Discoveries of Eugenie Clark
Reading Level: 4.5 / Interest Level: Lower Grade / Point Value: 0.5