What makes this story so great is that everyone told her that her dreams weren't realistic and that she should do something else with her life. The story starts in her childhood and explains her love for sharks. We recently read another similar book about Eugenie Clark, but this one is even better. To see this review and learn more about Eugenie Clark, please visit Shark Lady by Jess Keating is a children's book about Eugenie Clark and how she became an ocean scientist. Here’s a book trailer, that lets you see a little more of the illustrations. At least for me, who barely knew anything about this exceptional woman and scientist.ģ.5 stars rounded up, with the target group in mind. The time line of Eugenie Clark’s life, which is included at the end of the book, was interesting though. For me this one was a little too short and stayed too much on the surface. And while I’m certainly and up, I’m probably not in the target group anymore. But then again, this book is aimed at ages 4 and up. But there are very few examples here to reinforce that.

In fact, they have much more reason to be afraid of us.

Sharks are not evil and dumb, and we shouldn’t be afraid of them. However, for a book about a person who became a pioneer in the research of shark behavior I would have expected a couple more pieces of information on sharks. If you put in the work and believe in yourself then they actually might come true. It also has a great message of how we must not let anyone tell us what we can and can’t do. This is another book with beautiful and, in this case, very cute illustrations. And besides, sharks are mindless monsters anyway. She wanted to study zoology, but people (including some of her professors) kept telling her that as a woman she was neither smart enough to be a scientist, nor brave enough to explore the sea. This book here is a short biography of Eugenie Clark, who was born in 1922 and at the age of nine fell in love with sharks.

And occasionally I learn something as well. They are often cute, usually have a simple but important message, and are a fun way for kids to learn a couple of things. I’ve become a fan of these education/picture books for children.

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