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Every girl who wants to be a marine biologist should have this book.\" --Hope Jahren, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eLab Girl \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Story of More\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSharks 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIf navigating the choppy waters of traditional academic study was no longer worth it, then that meant creating an ocean of her own. 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