Swimming with Sharks: The Daring Discoveries of Eugenie Clark (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780807521878)

2017 Amelia Bloomer List, Early Readers Nonfiction

This picture book biography follows the life of Eugenie Clark, the Japanese-American scientist, researcher, and diver, who became famous as "The Shark Lady" for her groundbreaking discoveries about shark behavior.

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."

Author: Heather Lang
ISBN-10: 0807521876
ISBN-13: 9780807521878
Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company
Language: English
Published: 12/01/2016
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 10.10h x 8.20w x 0.40d

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


Review Citation(s):
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