On 2009-08-15 R. M. Fisher, New Zealand = Middle Earth! wrote: As a child, Eugenie Clark was fascinated by fish at the aquarium, spending every Saturday there while her mother worked. These afternoons led directly to her future career as one of the leading experts in her field, as well as the title ´Shark Lady.´
This children´s biography by Ann McGovern covers Clark´s childhood, her trials and tribulations as a student, and then the many adventures that she embarked on during her adult career, including her first time walking on the bottom of the sea in a diving helmet, meeting the king of a small island in the Pacific, founding a research centre in Florida, and presenting a trained shark as a gift to the Crown Prince of Japan.
Likewise, the book recounts the various methods of research performed by Clark and her team, including the mystery of the ´sleeping sharks´ and the discovery of poisonous secretion of the fish known as the Moses sole.
Told in straightforward prose, the book captures the excitement and wonder of ichthyology and marine biology, making the subjects accessible for young readers; particularly those that may already have an interest in these fields. The portrayal of Clark herself is full of spark and life: precocious as a child, and full of enthusiasm as an adult, the narrative is strewn with her own words, quoted from various National Geographic articles. Ruth Chew provides simple but evocative pencil illustrations.
Ultimately, whether one is interested in sharks or not, this is a short but inspiring story that tells of a dream fulfilled and a life well-lived.. And summed up by saying ´It Was An Unforgettable Moment in My Life...´. Currently Shark Lady: True Adventures of Eugenie Clark has an overall rating of 8 over 10.
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Ruth Chew claimed One Saturday, when Eugenie Clark was nine years old, her mother took her into the city to visit the Aquarium. Eugenie was fascinated by the fish she saw there, especially the biggest -- the shark. Soon, Eugenie was going every week, and Saturdays were never quite the same. As her fascination grew, she asked her mother to help her set up her own aquarium at home. Her mother shared her interest and started bring home new fish for Eugenie as a surprise. When it was time for Eugenie to go to college, she knew she wanted to be an ichthyologist - a person who studies and works with fish. How Eugenie Clark became a world-famous scientist ... became the director of a marine laboratory and a professor of zoology ... and her unforgettable adventures as she traveled around the world to study sharks, makes exciting reading. The story of Eugenie Clark is true, and she is still studying sharks today. ´I love my work,´ she says, ´and I never stop learning about the sea and its creatures.´
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