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“Sometimes people do amazing things
and no one remembers their names. …”

h1 November 11th, 2020 by jules


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I’ve a review over at the Horn Book of Marie’s Ocean: Marie Tharp Maps the Mountains Under the Sea (Christy Ottaviano Books/Henry Holt, September 2020), written and illustrated by Josie James.

That review is here, and below are some illustrations from the book.

Enjoy!



 


“Sometimes people do amazing things and no one remembers their names. …”
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“The first time I saw the sea, I was with my mother in Mississippi. It was the most amazing thing I had ever seen. It was constantly moving, just like my family.”
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“In 1965, after fifteen years of working at my desk, Bruce offered me my first spot
as a woman aboard a research vessel.”
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MARIE’S OCEAN: MARIE THARP MAPS THE MOUNTAINS UNDER THE SEA. Copyright © 2020 JoAnn Adinolfi. Illustrations reproduced by permission of the publisher, Christy Ottaviano Books / Henry Holt and Company, New York.





One comment to ““Sometimes people do amazing things
and no one remembers their names. …””

  1. Makes me a little sad that I’d never heard of her, tbh, but I’m always grateful for picture book bios who make information so accessible to everyone.

         by tanita♥ November 12th, 2020 at 2:21 pm

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