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(0)Dorothy Hinshaw Patent
Author
Series
Publisher
Clarion Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Award-winning author Dorothy Hinshaw Patent joins forces with scientists/filmmakers Neil Losin and Nate Dappen, whose work is detailed in the Smithsonian Channel documentary "Laws of the Lizard," to explore how the small but mighty lizards we call "anoles" are used by scientists to study basic principles of evolution and ecology. Travel with the team to Florida and the Caribbean as they research how anoles followed similar but independent evolutionary...
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.6 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
"A stunning addition to the Scientists in the Field series that explores mercury pollution found in the rivers and streams of Western Montana that might cause harm to humans--and the extinction of the entire osprey species."--
4) Big cats
Author
Publisher
Walker & Co
Pub. Date
2005
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Lions, tigers, cheetahs, cougars, jaguars, leopards are some of the big cats that are awe-inspiring. Describes the physical characteristics, habitats, hunting behaviors, and endangered status of a variety of wild cats around the world. Big cats are on the prowl and ready to pounce. From their amazing skill as predators to their incredible strength and grace, big cats are some of the most awe inspiring animals on Earth. Female lions work as a team...
5) Apple trees
Author
Series
Publisher
Lerner Publications
Pub. Date
©1997
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Describes the life cycle of an apple tree and how different varieties of apples are grown and harvested.
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"A dog's nose is 300 times more powerful than a human nose, so it's no wonder that dogs use their incredibly advanced sense of smell to do some very important jobs. Dorothy Hinshaw Patent explores the various ways specific dogs have put their super sniffing ability to use: from bedbug sniffers to explosive detectors to life-saving allergy detectors ... and more. This dynamic photo-essay includes first-hand accounts from the people who work closely...
Author
Publisher
Clarion Books
Pub. Date
©2006
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.
Author
Publisher
Clarion Books
Pub. Date
2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.7 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Tells of the transformative period in the early 16th century when the Spaniards introduced horses to the Great Plains, and how horses became, and remain, a key part of the Plains Indians' culture.
9) Saving the Tasmanian devil: how science is helping the world's largest marsupial carnivore survive
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.9 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
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 hopefully...