Shark Quest: Protecting the Ocean's Top Predators Contributor(s): Young, Karen Romano (Author) |
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ISBN: 151249805X ISBN-13: 9781512498059 Publisher: Twenty-First Century Books (Tm) OUR PRICE: $35.45 Product Type: Library Binding - Other Formats Published: August 2018 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Nonfiction | Animals - Marine Life - Young Adult Nonfiction | Animals - Animal Welfare - Young Adult Nonfiction | Science & Nature - Zoology |
Dewey: 597.3 |
LCCN: 2017044282 |
Lexile Measure: 1120 |
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 7" W x 9.1" (1.10 lbs) 128 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Sharks are in trouble. Fifty shark species are at high risk of extinction, and another sixty-three are threatened. Discover the work of scientists and conservationists as they study shark biology and morphology; research migration, feeding, and mating patterns; delve into human, climate, and other threats to shark habitat; and develop sophisticated technologies to aid sharks and shark research. See how scientists also educate the public about real and imagined fear of sharks and encourage citizen participation in shark conservation efforts. You can even adopt a shark |
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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