Shark Lady: The True Story of How Eugenie Clark Became the Ocean's Most Fearless Scientist
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- Author：Jess Keating
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Summary
At 9 years old， Eugenie Clark developed an unexpected passion for sharks after a visit to the Battery Park Aquarium in New York City。 At the time， sharks were seen as mindless killing machines， but Eugenie knew better and set out to prove it。 Despite many obstacles in her path， Eugenie was able to study the creatures she loved so much。 From her many discoveries to the shark-related myths she dispelled， Eugenie's wide scientific contributions led to the well-earned nickname "Shark Lady。"
Reviews
Franci
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#64 of 2022
Anna
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Cool true story about Eugenie Clark， a woman scientist who pursued her passion to study zoology and marine biology。 I love the extra facts included at the end of the story。 Will use for Women’s History Month if I can’t find another application。Story: 4Illustrations: 4Read-aloud: 4
Mary
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It was astounding to learn that Eugenie Clark， an American woman of Japanese descent， earned her Bachelors and Masters degrees in Zoology between 1942-46！ The book addressed the sexism she faced but left out any mention of racism which seems…odd。 I think editing out that part of her story weakens it and makes it less relatable。
Christy
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This is a children's book that I would love to read my kiddos。 I find sharks fascinating， and the illustrations are beautiful。 My only complaint is that it wasn't longer （because I really enjoyed it）。。。 but I do understand it's a picture book for the youngest age of kids。 Eugenie Clark was quite the Scientist！ She was the 1st in the world to train sharks。 Throughout her training， she learned that they could remember their training for at least 2 months。 They weren't just mindless killers as most This is a children's book that I would love to read my kiddos。 I find sharks fascinating， and the illustrations are beautiful。 My only complaint is that it wasn't longer （because I really enjoyed it）。。。 but I do understand it's a picture book for the youngest age of kids。 Eugenie Clark was quite the Scientist！ She was the 1st in the world to train sharks。 Throughout her training， she learned that they could remember their training for at least 2 months。 They weren't just mindless killers as most people thought， but they were actually very smart。 I particularly enjoyed the section of facts at the end titled "Shark Bites"。 。。。more
Beth
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Beautifully illustrated true story about Eugenie Clark， who became a world-famous marine biologist at a time when women were discouraged from even going to college。 The story starts with Eugenie's first visit to an aquarium and her growing love of sharks。 We see her dedication to school， her vivid imagination， and her fearlessness when conducting research underwater with sharks。 We also learn about her discoveries and experiments。 The book is very much geared to young readers， but the story is i Beautifully illustrated true story about Eugenie Clark， who became a world-famous marine biologist at a time when women were discouraged from even going to college。 The story starts with Eugenie's first visit to an aquarium and her growing love of sharks。 We see her dedication to school， her vivid imagination， and her fearlessness when conducting research underwater with sharks。 We also learn about her discoveries and experiments。 The book is very much geared to young readers， but the story is inspiring and not babyish。The final pages include facts about sharks， a time line of Eugenie's life， and sources for learning more。The illustrations use a seawater palette with yellow/orange accents for the non-marine scenes。 The background people are diverse。 The sharks and other sea creatures are identifiable and have pleasing and varying expressions。Thanks to the publisher for the review copy。 。。。more
Caitlin
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A biography of Eugenie Clark for kids it was really cute 🦈
F。 O。
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Just plain thrilling。 This and Dinosaur Lady made me realize I was wrong about picture book biographies being useless。
Aarvik
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Circle time read！
Kanchan Ojha
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Circle time reading for Aarvik。
Ancita☆
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Picture Books are a treasure trove of information。 They are a powerhouse of art and story in just 40-50 pages， and Dr。 Eugenie Clark's story proved just that。 The 'Shark Lady' as she came to be known， went on to prove that sharks are not mindless creatures。 Around the world， sharks were hunted by mankind because they scared them。 But Dr。 Eugenie dispelled this myth by devoting her life to their study。In the process， she ended up discovering 3 new species of fishes too。She also faced casual sexis Picture Books are a treasure trove of information。 They are a powerhouse of art and story in just 40-50 pages， and Dr。 Eugenie Clark's story proved just that。 The 'Shark Lady' as she came to be known， went on to prove that sharks are not mindless creatures。 Around the world， sharks were hunted by mankind because they scared them。 But Dr。 Eugenie dispelled this myth by devoting her life to their study。In the process， she ended up discovering 3 new species of fishes too。She also faced casual sexism during her university period where people and professors told her that women are not built for the ocean or for other such jobs。 They should stay at home。 Dr。 Eugenie had a talent and a knack for working hard， which propelled her forward， leaving behind any such myths on her gender。Salute， and nothing less to such icons of the global society。 。。。more
Prabhjot Kaur
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Eugenie knew better。 Her dream was as big as a whale shark。 So again， Eugenie dove。This is a picture book about Eugenie Clark who was known as the shark lady。 Eugenie loved the ocean from a very young age and she wanted to explore more about the sea including sharks。 She discovered three new species of fish - Red Sea sand diver: Trichonotus nikii， Barred xenia pipefish: Siokunichthys bentuviai， and Volcano triplefin: Helcogramma vulcana。 I loved this。 This picture book not only tells Eugenie Clark Eugenie knew better。 Her dream was as big as a whale shark。 So again， Eugenie dove。This is a picture book about Eugenie Clark who was known as the shark lady。 Eugenie loved the ocean from a very young age and she wanted to explore more about the sea including sharks。 She discovered three new species of fish - Red Sea sand diver: Trichonotus nikii， Barred xenia pipefish: Siokunichthys bentuviai， and Volcano triplefin: Helcogramma vulcana。 I loved this。 This picture book not only tells Eugenie Clark's love for sharks and the sea but also encourages young children to follow their dreams。 It has an author's note at the back and it also gives some basic information about sharks at the back。 I love the colorful illustrations too。 Very educative and a must-read for all。5 stars 。。。more
Jess
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Eugenie Clark is my new favorite inspirational person！ Born in 1922， Eugenie had a fascination with marine life， especially sharks， from a young age， and worked past barriers and sexism to earn several advanced degrees in zoology。 She discovered several new species of marine life， wrote extensively， survived lung cancer， and conducted crucial research on sharks and other marine life。 She was a phenomenal scientist and person。
Candace Donato
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Read this for Storytime。 Great message about girls working science & being brave enough for anything。 Lots of facts， resources and note from the author。 Another gem。
Katie
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My daughter’s 5th birthday party theme was Shark Lady — so if that’s not a 5-star review for a children’s book， I don’t know what is！ 🙃
Anthony
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The story of Eugenie Clark and how her love of sharks led her to become a noted and well respected scientist and zoologist。 Her detailed study and research of the shark helped others gain a better understanding and dispel the myth and rumors of the shark。
Reader
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For Goodreads RepositoryBiographyNon-Fiction
Melissa Gaither
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The Shark Lady is the true story of how Eugenie Clark became the Ocean's most fearless scientist。 This is a picture book that is a biography written by Jess Keating。 The intended audience for this book is children ages 4 through 8 years old。 Jess Keaton has provided younger children with a biography experience that is fun and easy to read。 A full timeline of Eugenie Clark's life is included at the back of this picture book。 Also， there is a heartfelt author’s note at the conclusion of this story The Shark Lady is the true story of how Eugenie Clark became the Ocean's most fearless scientist。 This is a picture book that is a biography written by Jess Keating。 The intended audience for this book is children ages 4 through 8 years old。 Jess Keaton has provided younger children with a biography experience that is fun and easy to read。 A full timeline of Eugenie Clark's life is included at the back of this picture book。 Also， there is a heartfelt author’s note at the conclusion of this story， which leads the reader to believe that Jess Keaton was very impressed with Eugenie Clark’s contributions to the world。 Through Jess Keaton’s story， you can envision Eugenie’s strength and determination to follow her dream and the lengths she will go to help her beloved sharks be understood。 Marta Alvarez Miguens illustrated this book beautifully。 The lifelike depictions of the fish in this book bring authenticity to Eugenie Clarks’ story。 Children will be able to understand how the characters in this book feel through the realistic facial expressions。 This book is well illustrated with bright and colorful pictures that will encourage children to read this story。 The topic is interesting， and I believe that many children will enjoy reading this book。 Therefore I am giving this book five stars。 。。。more
Katie
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the genre for this book is biography。 the age this book is recommended for is 4 to 8 years old。 this book is about a little girl tat dreamed to become a scientist to work with sharks。 she was obsessed with them so she learned everything she could learn about them。 when she got older， she became a scientist and swam with sharks。 she was the first scientist to train sharks like people train dogs。 Her dreams come true。 I gave this book five stars because the colors were great in the book。 the drawi the genre for this book is biography。 the age this book is recommended for is 4 to 8 years old。 this book is about a little girl tat dreamed to become a scientist to work with sharks。 she was obsessed with them so she learned everything she could learn about them。 when she got older， she became a scientist and swam with sharks。 she was the first scientist to train sharks like people train dogs。 Her dreams come true。 I gave this book five stars because the colors were great in the book。 the drawing was greatly illustrated。 。。。more
Michaela
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I wish I had had this book as a child。 A wonderful inspirational TRUE story of Eugenie Clark， the woman who became known as the Shark Lady。 As someone who has looked up to Eugenie for years， this delightfully illustrated book taught me a little more about her than I already knew。 Yes， we will all have obstacles in our lives， but that doesn't mean that we can't overcome them。 I look forward to adding this book to my personal library and sharing it with everyone in my life， young and old alike。 I wish I had had this book as a child。 A wonderful inspirational TRUE story of Eugenie Clark， the woman who became known as the Shark Lady。 As someone who has looked up to Eugenie for years， this delightfully illustrated book taught me a little more about her than I already knew。 Yes， we will all have obstacles in our lives， but that doesn't mean that we can't overcome them。 I look forward to adding this book to my personal library and sharing it with everyone in my life， young and old alike。 。。。more
Victoria Elias
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This is a great biography picture book about Dr。 Eugenie Clark。 This book shows the life story of Dr。 Eugenie who is a scientific pioneer and she was nicknamed the "Shark Lady" because of her love for sharks at such a young age。 The book starts off with her at the aquarium admiring the sharks。 Clark became a ichthyologist （a scientist who specializes in fish）， and gathered crucial research on sharks。 Clark helped establish methods of scuba diving for research。 I think children would really love This is a great biography picture book about Dr。 Eugenie Clark。 This book shows the life story of Dr。 Eugenie who is a scientific pioneer and she was nicknamed the "Shark Lady" because of her love for sharks at such a young age。 The book starts off with her at the aquarium admiring the sharks。 Clark became a ichthyologist （a scientist who specializes in fish）， and gathered crucial research on sharks。 Clark helped establish methods of scuba diving for research。 I think children would really love this book as they get to learn about Clarks background， interesting career， and her efforts to promote marine conversation。 The illustrations in this book are really cool with bright color marine life and getting to see pictures of different fish and sharks and I believe children really enjoy stuff like that！ 。。。more
Morgan Tate
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I was pleasantly surprised by this book。 I had never heard of Eugenie Clark and her story。 This book was inspiring and informational。 It would be fun to read this out loud and then explore about and some of her other finding。 The text was simply but at time kind of poetic and the illustrations where amazing。 Every page was big and blue or colorful with a whole bunch of different fish， but my favorite page was definitely in the beginning when Eugenie is swimming in her mind at the aquarium。 I cou I was pleasantly surprised by this book。 I had never heard of Eugenie Clark and her story。 This book was inspiring and informational。 It would be fun to read this out loud and then explore about and some of her other finding。 The text was simply but at time kind of poetic and the illustrations where amazing。 Every page was big and blue or colorful with a whole bunch of different fish， but my favorite page was definitely in the beginning when Eugenie is swimming in her mind at the aquarium。 I could not recommend this book enough。 A great example of non-fiction and bibliography！ 。。。more
Nolan Brendel
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I kinda like this book。 And it was a good book。
Epifania Rita Gallina
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We loved this ！ WHat an inspiring story for my shark lover ！
Carrie Jacobs
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Loved learning about her life。
vania meliveth
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qué maravilla de ilustraciones
Yana
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Boring and predictable。 The language is not up to date。 The scientist was so brilliant that she experimented on sharks in captivity in attempt to prove they were as smart as dogs。 We deserve better than this。
Christine Turner
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Storytime Shark kit -- ？Publishers Weekly recommends this book for ages 4 - 9。School Library Journal recommends this book for grades 1 - 4Biography -- Juvenile literature。Ichthyologists -- Juvenile literature。United States -- Juvenile literature。Sharks -- Research -- Juvenile literature。At 9 years old， Eugenie Clark developed an unexpected passion for sharks after a visit to the Battery Park Aquarium in New York City。 She couldn't imagine anything more exciting than studying these graceful creat Storytime Shark kit -- ？Publishers Weekly recommends this book for ages 4 - 9。School Library Journal recommends this book for grades 1 - 4Biography -- Juvenile literature。Ichthyologists -- Juvenile literature。United States -- Juvenile literature。Sharks -- Research -- Juvenile literature。At 9 years old， Eugenie Clark developed an unexpected passion for sharks after a visit to the Battery Park Aquarium in New York City。 She couldn't imagine anything more exciting than studying these graceful creatures。 But Eugenie quickly discovered that many people believed sharks to be ugly and scard， and they didn't think women should be scientists。 Determined to prove them wrong， Eugenie devoted her life to learning about sharks。 After earning several college degrees and making countless discoveries， Eugenie wrote herself into the history of science， earning the nickname "Shark Lady。" Through her accomplishments， she taught the world that sharks were to be admired rather than feared and that women can do anything they set their minds to。 An inspiring story by critically acclaimed zoologist Jess Keating about finding the strength to discover truths that others aren't daring enough to see。 Includes a timeline of Eugenie's life and many fin-tastic shark facts！ The perfect choice for readers looking fornonfiction narrative books that reflect STEAM！Jess KeatingAs an author and zoologist， Jess Keating has tickled a shark， lost a staring contest against an octopus， and been a victim to the dreaded paper cut。 She lives in Ontario， Canada， where she spends most of her time writing books for adventurous and funny kids。 Her first fiction novel How to Outrun a Crocodile When Your Shoes Are Untied received a Starred Review from Kirkus and has been nominated for a Red Maple award。 Visit her online at jesskeating。com。Marta Álvarez Miguéns is a self-taught children's illustrator。 She was born in a small town in Galicia， Spain， and currently lives in La Coruña， Spain。 She is the illustrator of Shark Lady （written by Jess Keating）， which was named a 2018 Best STEM Book by the Children's Book Council as well as a Best STEM Book by the National Science Teachers Association。 。。。more
KaitandMaddie
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Another family favourite， we’ve read this several times。 Super interesting。
Susan
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One of our favorites that we own。 We hadn't read it in a couple of years， though， as my kids got older。 Went back to it together for fun and we still love this one！ What a great story， and told so creatively and in a very relatable fashion。 Highly recommended！ One of our favorites that we own。 We hadn't read it in a couple of years， though， as my kids got older。 Went back to it together for fun and we still love this one！ What a great story， and told so creatively and in a very relatable fashion。 Highly recommended！ 。。。more
Gracie Johnson
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