S is for Sharks & Starlings

Shark Lady: The True Story of How Eugenie Clark Became the Ocean’s Most Fearless Scientist
Written by: Jess Keating
Illustrated by: Marta Alvarez Miguens

From a young age, Eugenie loved the sharks at the aquarium. Her mother gave her, her own small aquarium and she read everything she could about sharks. She became known as “The Shark Lady” for studying them and being the first to train a shark to gage intelligence. She believed sharks should not be feared.

We Are Starlings: Inside the Mesmerizing Magic of a Murmuration
Written by: Robert Furrow & Donna Jo Napoli
Illustrated by: Marc Martin

A perfect book for a bird lover or anyone who has ever witnessed starlings flying together. Illustrated with warm sunset colors, they invite you into the story as the starlings fly together. Working together. Looking out for one another.

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Christina Dankert
Author & Educator
The Kindness Machine

Be Kind. Repeat.

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