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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
730L
Language
English
Description
At 9 years old, Eugenie Clark developed an unexpected passion for sharks after a visit to the Battery Park Aquarium in New York City. At the time, sharks were seen as mindless killing machines, but Eugenie knew better and set out to prove it. Despite many obstacles in her path, Eugenie was able to study the creatures she loved so much. From her many discoveries to the shark-related myths she dispelled, Eugenie's wide scientific contributions led to...
Author
Publisher
Albert Whitman & Company
Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
770L
Language
English
Description
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...
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