Whale Quest: Working Together to Save Endangered Species Contributor(s): Young, Karen Romano (Author) |
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ISBN: 1467792462 ISBN-13: 9781467792462 Publisher: Twenty-First Century Books (Tm) OUR PRICE: $35.45 Product Type: Library Binding - Other Formats Published: August 2017 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Nature | Animals - Mammals |
Dewey: 599.5 |
LCCN: 2016012561 |
Lexile Measure: 1150 |
Physical Information: 0.5" H x 7.2" W x 9.1" (1.00 lbs) 128 pages |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 189254 Reading Level: 8.0 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 5.0 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Decades of commercial whaling nearly decimated a variety of whales considered a keystone species. Keystone species are indicators of the overall health of Earth's habitats. While whales have made a comeback through an international ban on commercial whaling, they are still threatened with extinction. Global warming, water and noise pollution, and commercial shipping and fishing are among the most serious threats to whale survival. Meet the scientists, citizen scientists, researchers, whale watching guides, and other concerned citizens who are working together to protect whale populations around the globe. Learn about whale biology, habitats, and behavior, and discover more about the high-technology tools that help researchers in their work. |
Contributor Bio(s): Young, Karen Romano: - Karen Romano Young has dived to the bottom of the Pacific Ocean in a tiny submarine, crunched through Arctic ice in an icebreaker, and visited labs, museum workshops, and research institutions across the U.S. to write and draw about science. She was a lead science communications fellow aboard Dr. Robert Ballard's research ship E/V Nautilus.
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