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1) Saving the Tasmanian Devil: How Science Is Helping the World's Largest Marsupial Carnivore Survive
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
2019
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.9 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
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Description
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...
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
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Description
"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) Prairie dogs
Author
Publisher
Clarion Books
Pub. Date
c1993
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Discusses the habits and life cycle of prairie dogs and examines their place in the ecology of their grassland environment.
Author
Publisher
Clarion Books
Pub. Date
c2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.4 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Provides a review of the bond between Native Americans and buffalo's throughout history and examines how European settlers disrupted nature's balance and nearly caused the extinction of an animal so highly respected by the native tribes.