įor the rest of the shark week book recommendations, read more on Pragmatic Mom.įacebook Group | Facebook Page | Instagram | Newsletter | Pinterest | Twitter | YouTube Did you like this post? Leave a comment for us below. A timeline at the end of the book details her achievements. She was also finally able to study sharks in their natural habitat. From the first time she saw a shark in an aquarium, Japanese-American Eugenie was enthralled. Her award-winning books include Supermoms: Animal Heroes, Swimming with Sharks: The Daring Discoveries of Eugenie Clark, and The Leaf Detective: How Margaret Lowman Uncovered Secrets in the Rainforest, an NSTA/CBC Best STEM Book and Green Earth Book Award winner. As a young scientist upon graduation from graduate university, Eugenie discovered three new species on a research trip in the Red Seas. 2017 Amelia Bloomer List, Early Readers NonfictionBefore Eugenie Clarks groundbreaking research, most people thought sharks were vicious, blood-thirsty killers. Her mother gave her an aquarium which became her laboratory and sanctuary. SHARK LADY: THE TRUE STORY OF HOW EUGENIC CLARK BECAME THE OCEAN’S MOST FEARLESS SCIENTIST by Jess Keating, illustrated by Marta Alvarez MiguensĮugenie was fascinated by sharks and marine life at a young age. SWIMMING WITH SHARKS: THE DARING DISCOVERIES OF EUGENIE CLARK by Heather Lang, illustrated by Jordi Solano Eugenie Clark, Preeminent Shark Scientist Shark Week Books for Kids Photo Credit: Pragmatic Mom Dr. It’s one of those coincidences in children’s book publishing that there were no books on Eugenie Clark and then two picture book biographies were published in the same year! Both are excellent and show different details of her life. Let’s start Shark Week off with some facts about sharks, shed by the first scientist to study sharks, Dr. It’s easy to get a skewed impression of sharks so let’s use children’s books to learn about sharks before Shark Week begins on July 17th!

My middle daughter, PickyKidPix, became terrified of sharks after indulging in too many Shark WeekTV shows.

Shark Week Books and Videos for Kids from Pragmatic Mom:

Swimming with Sharks by Heather Lang