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Sharks Don't Sink : Adventures of a Rogue Shark Scientist

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Product Code: 9780593685259
ISBN13: 9780593685259
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Sharks Don't Sink : Adventures of a Rogue Shark Scientist

$28.00
$25.82
Sale 8%
 
The uplifting story of a young Black scientist? challenging journey to flourish outside the traditional confines of academia, inspired by her innate connection to nature? most misunderstood animal?he shark. "Jasmin Graham has that winning combination of talent and grit needed to excel as a scientist. Every girl who wants to be a marine biologist should have this book." ?ope Jahren, New York Times bestselling author of Lab Girl and The Story of More Sharks have been on this planet for over 400 million years, so there is a lot they can teach us about survival and adaptability. For example: how do sharks, which unlike other fish are denser than water, stay afloat? They keep moving. When Jasmin Graham, an award-winning young shark scientist, started to feel that the traditional path to becoming a marine biologist was pulling her under, she remembered this important lesson: keep moving forward. If navigating the choppy waters of traditional academic study was no longer worth it, then that meant creating an ocean of her own. Jasmin joined with three other Black women to form Minorities in Shark Sciences (MISS), an organization dedicated to providing support and opportunities for other young women of color. She became an independent researcher: a rogue shark scientist, seeking ways to keep these extraordinary endangered creatures swimming free?ust like her. Sharks Don? Sink is a riveting, moving, and ultimately triumphant memoir at the intersection of science and social justice: a guidebook to how we can all learn to respect and protect some of nature? most misunderstood and vulnerable creatures?nd grant the same grace to ourselves.


Author: Jasmin Graham
Publisher: Pantheon
Publication Date: Jul 16, 2024
Number of Pages: 225 pages
Language: English
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN-10: 0593685253
ISBN-13: 9780593685259
 

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