![]() ![]() ![]() Julia Defiant: The Witch's Child Book 2.(My images below are only partial scans of both these components.) Shark Lady is her first illustrated biography, here of a courageous and determined American woman of science, whose story Jess Keating strengthens with two appendices, one about sharks that she calls "Shark Bites" and the other an infographic timeline of Eugenie Clark's life from birth in 1922 to her death in 2015. ![]() We already know that, whether Jess Keating applies her zoological training and expertise to middle-grade fiction ( How to Outrun a Crocodile When Your Shoes are Tied How to Outswim a Shark Without a Snorkel How to Outfox Your Friends When You Don't Have a Clue) or children's non-fiction ( Pink is for Blobfish), she knows what kids want to read about and she gives it to them in her entertaining and insightful writing. Through an illustrious career of discovering new species, diving in open oceans to experience her first encounters with sharks and training sharks, Eugenie Clark worked tirelessly to dispel countless myths about sharks and educate and protect the animals she loved so.Īuthor Jess Keating, a zoologist herself, comes from a place of knowledge, appreciation and empathy, allowing her to create an intelligent biography of Eugenie Clark. Eugenie pursued studies at college, and, though many tried to dissuade her, she earned her Bachelor's and Master's degrees as well as her doctorate in zoology, and began her research career. ![]()
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