Shark Lady: The True Story of How Eugenie Clark Became the Ocean's Most Fearless Scientist (Women in Science Books, Marine Biology for Kids, Shark Gifts)
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One of New York Times ' Twelve Books for Feminist Boys and Girls! This is the story of a woman who dared to dive, defy, discover, and inspire. This is the story of Shark Lady. One of the best science picture books for children, Shark Lady is a must for both teachers and parents alike! An desertcart Best Book of the Month Named a Best Children's Book of 2017 by Parents magazine Eugenie Clark fell in love with sharks from the first moment she saw them at the aquarium. 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 scary―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 parents looking for: Books about sharks Inspiring nonfiction narrative books Role model books for girls and boys Kids STEM books Review: Best Shark Book Read - Okay, I may have felt a tiny bit silly picking up a children’s book, but I’m SO glad I did. 🥹🦈 Shark Lady was such a sweet, inspiring little read about Eugenie Clark and her lifelong love of sharks. I loved learning how her fascination with sharks started when she was young and eventually turned into an incredible career studying them. There was something so wholesome about reading about a girl who followed her curiosity, challenged what people thought they knew about sharks, and refused to let anyone tell her what she couldn’t do. It was quick, beautifully illustrated, educational, and honestly perfect for Shark Week. 🦈🌊 Apparently my Shark Week era includes children’s books now, and you know what? I’m embracing it. 😂📚 Cute, informative, and proof that you are never too old to learn something new—or read whatever makes you happy. 💕🦈 Shark Week rating: 🦈🦈🦈🦈🦈 Review: Beautiful book, great science, inspiring story, awesome representation - Eugenie Clark's story is fascinating and inspirational, and the illustrations in this book are gorgeous. There's even a little bit of fun shark science to learn in this book too. It's also really nice to have a book about a scientist who's half Asian and female - if there's another children's book out there with that type of representation, I've yet to find it. One of the little girls we gave this to was super excited to see someone like her in a kids book!
| Best Sellers Rank | #4,773 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #4 in Children's Science & Technology Biographies #5 in Children's Women Biographies (Books) #23 in Children's Marine Life Books |
| Customer Reviews | 4.8 out of 5 stars 2,669 Reviews |
T**E
Best Shark Book Read
Okay, I may have felt a tiny bit silly picking up a children’s book, but I’m SO glad I did. 🥹🦈 Shark Lady was such a sweet, inspiring little read about Eugenie Clark and her lifelong love of sharks. I loved learning how her fascination with sharks started when she was young and eventually turned into an incredible career studying them. There was something so wholesome about reading about a girl who followed her curiosity, challenged what people thought they knew about sharks, and refused to let anyone tell her what she couldn’t do. It was quick, beautifully illustrated, educational, and honestly perfect for Shark Week. 🦈🌊 Apparently my Shark Week era includes children’s books now, and you know what? I’m embracing it. 😂📚 Cute, informative, and proof that you are never too old to learn something new—or read whatever makes you happy. 💕🦈 Shark Week rating: 🦈🦈🦈🦈🦈
M**Y
Beautiful book, great science, inspiring story, awesome representation
Eugenie Clark's story is fascinating and inspirational, and the illustrations in this book are gorgeous. There's even a little bit of fun shark science to learn in this book too. It's also really nice to have a book about a scientist who's half Asian and female - if there's another children's book out there with that type of representation, I've yet to find it. One of the little girls we gave this to was super excited to see someone like her in a kids book!
L**T
Great story and message
Perfect balance between facts and story telling. My 2.5 triplets ask for Shark Lady multiple times a week!
N**E
Great book / story...perfect gift
Made for a perfect gift
C**K
Beautiful and Informative
This is a beautiful book. It can be hard to find such a high quality non-fiction picture book that’s so engaging. Our children have this book, and we’ve purchased it several times for gifts.
B**D
Great for Facts
All of this we were able to look up and verify and there was some amazing information that we were able to learn and then rabbit hole into that we were not already aware of and is not commonly spoken about or known.
T**E
Good book about Eugenie Clark
We were excited for a book about sharks and a female scientist studying them! Decent story, but the writing isn’t best, and it can be long-winded at times.
S**N
Such an interesting book
My favorite part was reading about Eugenie's ride from a whale shark. I highly recommend this book so that people can learn how interesting sharks are.
S**R
great woman’s life story and beautiful pictures
I didn’t know about Dr,Eugenie Clark at all. But after reading this picturebook I was fascinated with her so much. She was so brave and full of passion for her work. I think her story will inspire many kids.
E**A
per giovanissime scienziate
uno dei libri per giovanissimi che abbia mai comprato finora. interessante, ben fatto ed ispiratore!
P**.
Fantastic for aspiring scientists
I thought this was a great buy and would love to get my hands on anything similar for my twin 5 year-olds.I wish there were more books on female scientists!
H**Y
Recommended, easy to read, beautiful to look at.
Well written and simple enough for the younger reader. Beautiful artwork makes it a feast for the eyes. A good book to counter the scare tactics that sensationalism over sharks can instill in young children. Makes sharks something to show respect to, rather than to blindly fear. Recommended for junior naturalists. :)
F**N
Brilliant. Treat yourself and your children to a great story about a great life and lady.
This is a wonderful book and one which my 5 years thoroughly enjoyed. Even as a keen diver, i was unaware of Eugenie and her life dedicated to sharks. Thankfully this book not only educated me and my 5 years olds about her life and talents. We have a new idol to read about every night.
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