Remarkable Women: Beaches and Oceans

Biographical picture books about adventurers, scientists and environmentalists 

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Ocean Speaks: How Marie Tharp revealed the Ocean's Biggest Secret  by Jess Keating

Published: June 30, 2020

As a young girl, Marie Tharp loved exploring the world with her father. As she grew up, she wanted to study science and become a scientist, which was a man's line of work. When WW2 began, many men left for war and Marie got her chance to study science. Soon, she was able to get a job working in a laboratory. 

Her greatest achievement was creating a map of the ocean floor and therein by, discovering the largest mountain range - which is underwater.

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Dare The Wind by Tracey Fern

Published: July 7, 2020

Published: April 13, 2021

MaVynee loved to spend time at the beach her grandfather purchased in Jacksonville, Florida. At a time in American history when many things where segregated, this beach was bought with the purpose to be a beach open to everyone. It was names American Beach. 

Over time, the beach became dirty and littered with trash. MaVynee returned to the beach as an adult and set to work, making it the beautiful place she new it to have been. When builders chose American Beach as the perfect location to build condos, MaVynee fought to have the beach declared protected.

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 Shark Lady by Jess Keating

 Published: June 6, 2017

 When Eugenie Clark visited an aquarium one day, she was fascinated with the creatures and knew she wanted to work with fish -sharks to be exact. Her mother helped foster this passion by buying her a fish tank and Eugenie did all she could to educate herself about sharks and fish. She earned a degree in Zoology and went on many dives, where she encountered sharks. 

She was the first scientist in the world to prove that sharks can be trained.

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