Shark Lady by Jess Keating
Category: Biography
Age group: Ages 4-7
Format: eBook
Summary: This book follows the story of Eugenie Clark, who at the age of nine began to develop a love of sharks. Eugenie was curious to learn more about sharks and decided to study them. Many people told her to do something else with her life, but Eugenie was determined to make her dreams comes true. She was able to discover new species of sea creatures and was able to debunk many myths about sharks. She continued to prove others wrong and became successful eventually gaining the title of "Shark Lady". Eugenie helped show others that sharks were not mindless killers but that were also smart and could be trained.
Justification: I chose this book because I found the cover and title to be interesting. I was curious to learn about who Eugenie Clark was as well.
Evaluation: I will be evaluating the illustrations, plot, and the layout.
The illustrator added many blue tones to the pages to remind the reader of the ocean. Since Eugenie was known as the "Shark Lady", many pages were filled with sharks. My favorite illustration is the page where Eugenie is found sitting in the library reading about sharks and among the bookshelves, you see three sharks swimming towards her. I thought that was a nice detail. The illustrator also did a great job in depicting the emotion and facial expressions of the main character.
I read this book as an eBook and really enjoyed the story. The story starts off with young Eugenie finding her love for sharks. Throughout the book, the author shares how many people doubted Eugenie, and how she never gave up despite of it. Time and time again, Eugenie continued to find ways to prove sharks were not only mindless killers but were actually smart creatures that should be studied. The story is written in a way that expresses Eugenie's passion for sharks and may have readers leaving with a different perspective about sharks.
The layout of the book made the story easy to follow. The words flowed well with the illustrations. The font was clear and easy to read. The end of the book included two pages of shark facts for readers as well as two pages of the timeline of Eugenie Clark's life, a nice addition to the book.
References: Keating, J. (2017). Shark lady: The true story of how Eugenie Clark became the Ocean’s most fearless scientist (M. Álvarez Miguéns, Illus.). Sourcebooks Jabberwocky.
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