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1) Digging for Bird-Dinosaurs: An Expedition to Madagascar

Author

Bishop, Nic

Series

Scientists in the Field

Pub. Date

2002

Language

English

Formats

eBook, Kindle

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The extinction of dinosaurs some sixty-five million years ago is one of the greatest biological catastrophes in the history of our planet. Yet in recent years, paleontologists have turned up increasing evidence that ancestors of one group of dinosaurs still fly among us: birds. Join Cathy Forster, one of the few female paleontologists working today, on an expedition to Madagascar in search of clues to the mystery of bird evolution.

2) Butterflies and moths

Author

Bishop, Nic

Publisher

Scholastic Nonfiction

Pub. Date

c2009

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

3) Lizards

Author

Bishop, Nic

Publisher

Scholastic Nonfiction

Pub. Date

c2010

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

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"With breathtaking full-page images, including a double-gatefold spread, Sibert-Honor photographer Nic Bishop introduces the beauty and diversity of lizards.The simple, engaging text presents both basic information and fun, quirky facts about the appearance, habits, and life cycle of these amazing reptiles."--Amazon.com.

4) The tarantula scientist

Author

Montgomery, Sy

Series

Scientists in the Field

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IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 2

Language

English

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Book, eBook, Kindle

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Describes the research that Samuel Marshall and his students are doing on tarantulas, including the largest spider on earth, the Goliath birdeating tarantula.

5) Quest for the tree kangaroo: an expedition to the cloud forest of New Guinea

Author

Montgomery, Sy

Series

Scientists in the Field

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IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 2

Language

English

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Follow a group of explorers and scientists as they travel to Papua New Guinea to find a type of kangaroo that lives in trees.

6) The hyena scientist

Author

Montgomery, Sy

Series

Scientists in the field

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 6.8 - AR Pts: 3

Language

English

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Book, eBook, Kindle

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"Travel to the African bush with Sibert medal winning team Sy Montgomery and Nic Bishop in this myth-busting new addition to the Scientists in the Field series as they join the internationally acclaimed woman researcher conducting one of the longest and most important studies of African mammals in the history of science."-- Provided by publisher.

7) Red-eyed tree frog

Author

Cowley, Joy

Publisher

Scholastic Press

Pub. Date

1999

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IL: LG - BL: 1.3 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

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This frog found in the rain forest of Central America spends the night searching for food while also being careful not to become dinner for some other animal.

8) Saving the ghost of the mountain: an expedition among snow leopards in Mongolia

Author

Montgomery, Sy

Publisher

Sandpiper

Pub. Date

[2012], c2009

Language

English

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Provides an examination of the elusive snow leopards, who live along the mountain ridges of Mongolia and are seldom seen by humans, through the observations of a scientist and conservation director of the Snow Leopard Trust.

9) Kakapo rescue: saving the world's strangest parrot

Author

Montgomery, Sy

Series

Scientists in the field

Publisher

Houghton Mifflin Books for Children

Pub. Date

2010

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 3

Language

English

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On remote Codfish Island off the southern coast of New Zealand live the last 91 kakapo parrots on earth. Originally this bird numbered in the millions before humans brought predators to the islands. Now on the isolated island refuge, a team of scientists is trying to restore the kakapo population.