The Girl Who Built an Ocean
An Artist, an Argonaut, and the True Story of the World's First Aquarium
The inspiring tale of a seamstress-turned-scientist who invented the world's first aquarium at a time when women in STEM were startlingly rare.
The daughter of a seamstress and a cobbler, Jeanne Villepreux-Power began her career as a dressmaker, sewing beautiful gowns for the Parisian aristocracy. But her heart longed for more, and when she moved to the seaside, she became fascinated by the ocean's mysteries.
She filled her pockets with seashells and specimens, and filled her notebooks with oservations about coral and crustaceans and all manner of marine life. The argonaut interested her most of all, but Jeanne's observations of this shy creature were confounded by its tendency to swim away when approached. Jeanne wanted a way to bring a piece of…
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October 25, 2022JESS KEATING is a zoologist-turned-author who writes with the sort of wisdom you can only get from multiple crocodile bites and skunk sprays. Jess has been making up stories for as long as she can remember, and at the age of eight, she even started a library in her room (mainly so she could charge her brother late fees). She is the author of Pink Is For Blobfish, The Girl Who Built an Ocean, Shark Lady, and many more outstanding nonfiction picture books. She lives with her husband in Ontario, Canada, where she is hard at work on her next book.
Birdlore
Jess Keating; illustrated by Devon Holzwarth
The Girl Who Built an Ocean
Jess Keating; illustrated by Michelle Mee Nutter
Big as a Giant Snail
Jess Keating; with illustrations by David DeGrand
Ocean Speaks
Jess Keating; illustrated by Katie Hickey
Gross as a Snot Otter
Jess Keating
Pink Is For Blobfish
Jess Keating
Cute as an Axolotl
Jess Keating