Dorothy Hinshaw Patent
1) Saving the Tasmanian Devil: How Science Is Helping the World's Largest Marsupial Carnivore Survive
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HarperCollins
Pub. Date
2019
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.9 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
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In this addition to the critically acclaimed Scientist in the Field series, Dorothy Patent follows the scientists trying to put a stop to a gruesome disease before it's too late. Tasmanian devils are dying at an alarming rate from a type of tumor that appears to be contagious. What scientists are learning while researching the Tasmanian devil has potential to affect all animals, and even humans, as they learn more about how to prevent and...
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
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"Patent's lucid prose and Muñoz's clear color photos work together to document the efforts of the Montana Osprey Project . . . a stellar series."—School Library Journal
This meticulously researched and photographed account follows three University of Montana scientists and their interdisciplinary work with osprey: fish-catching birds with gigantic nests and a family that functions with teamwork and cooperation. Today the...
This meticulously researched and photographed account follows three University of Montana scientists and their interdisciplinary work with osprey: fish-catching birds with gigantic nests and a family that functions with teamwork and cooperation. Today the...
3) Polar bears
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Carolrhoda Books
Pub. Date
c2000
Physical Desc
48 p. : col. ill., col. map ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
Describes the physical characteristics, diet, natural habitat, and life cycle of polar bears.