Chernobyl's Wild Kingdom: Life in the Dead Zone Contributor(s): Johnson, Rebecca L. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1467711543 ISBN-13: 9781467711548 Publisher: Twenty-First Century Books (Tm) OUR PRICE: $32.92 Product Type: Library Binding - Other Formats Published: August 2014 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Nonfiction | Science & Nature - Zoology - Young Adult Nonfiction | Science & Nature - Physics - Young Adult Nonfiction | Science & Nature - Earth Sciences |
Dewey: 590.947 |
LCCN: 2013039471 |
Lexile Measure: 1190 |
Physical Information: 0.5" H x 7.2" W x 10.1" (0.80 lbs) 64 pages |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 168460 Reading Level: 8.2 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 2.0 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: After the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear explosion in Ukraine, scientists believed radiation had created a vast and barren wasteland in which life could never resurface. But the Dead Zone, as the contaminated area is known, doesn't look dead at all. In fact, wildlife seems to be thriving there. The Zone is home to beetles, swallows, catfish, mice, voles, otters, beavers, wild boar, foxes, lynx, deer, moose--even brown bears and wolves. Yet the animals in the Zone are not quite what you'd expect. Every single one of them is radioactive. |
Contributor Bio(s): Johnson, Rebecca L.: - Rebecca L. Johnson writes award-winning nonfiction for children and young adults about scientific discoveries and the scientists who make them. She hopes her books will inspire new generations of scientists by introducing readers to some of the remarkable species with whom we share the planet. Learn more at www.rebeccajohnsonbooks.com. |