Swimming with Sharks: The Daring Discoveries of Eugenie Clar

ISBN: 0807521876

Author: Lang, Heather

Condition: new

2017 Amelia Bloomer List, Early Readers NonfictionThis 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."