![]() ![]() “Sharks are magnificent and misunderstood!” This was Clark’s message to the world. She was determined to learn about sharks so she could address people’s fears. ![]() She dove with sharks, swimming with them and noting all kinds of discoveries about their habits and behaviour. Clark was able to train sharks to press an underwater bell and then swim somewhere else to retrieve a food reward. In Swimming with Sharks: The Daring Discoveries of Eugenie Clark by Heather Lang and illustrated by Jodi Solano ( 2016 Albert Whitman & Company) sharks are described as timid, sophisticated and clever.Ĭlark herself was remarkable: a persistent student – curious, dedicated and inspired by her subject. I learned that sharks are many things – even, as Clark saw them – remarkable. ![]() Yet, reading this book allowed me to start to consider sharks from Eugenie Clark’s perspective. With all of those teeth and those great big jaws. I can’t! My fear is too great to wrap my head around being calm enough, focussed enough and determined enough to dedicate my life to both studying and swimming with sharks. ![]()
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