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mdettmann's review against another edition
4.0
Excellent children's biography about Eugenie Clark, a truly fearless scientist with a love for sharks. As a fellow shark-lover, I could not believe I hadn't heard of her before! (**Update** I had heard of her before, but the book I read on her as a child was old and from 1978, thus not as rememberable.)
The illustrations are done in fun, cartoon-ish style using photoshop and not only showcase beautiful sharks, but are also a fun and fresh way to tell Clark's story. The "shark bites" and timeline at the end were nice additions to this already informative text, that would be easily read and understood by early elementary school students. A fun way to showcase this amazing woman and her contribution to science.
The illustrations are done in fun, cartoon-ish style using photoshop and not only showcase beautiful sharks, but are also a fun and fresh way to tell Clark's story. The "shark bites" and timeline at the end were nice additions to this already informative text, that would be easily read and understood by early elementary school students. A fun way to showcase this amazing woman and her contribution to science.
heetlibrarian's review against another edition
5.0
A wonderful story about Eugenie Clark. Despite people telling her she wasn't smart enough to become a scientist just because she was a girl, and despite the negative opinion about sharks, she proved them all wrong! Now because of Eugenie we know more about sharks, and she even discovered 3 new species!
lindylevito's review
4.0
Adorable, great illustrations, and I learned things about sharks I didn't know!
brandysith's review
5.0
I love Eugenie Clark. In fifth grade, I read Shark Lady by Ann McGovern and felt a strong kinship with this contemporary scientist. I kept track of her through the years as Igrew up, and was sad to see that she passed away a few years ago (though dying at ninety-two is nothing to sneeze at). Like many great lady scientists, not many people know her by name. I knew her because of my fierce love of sharks and reading.
This book is perfection. It is an outstanding dedication and introduction to one of the great scientists of our time. The art is beautiful and the book leaves young readers dying to learn more.
This book is perfection. It is an outstanding dedication and introduction to one of the great scientists of our time. The art is beautiful and the book leaves young readers dying to learn more.