| Contando Los Murciƒƒ‚lagos: Una Historia de Ciencias Cƒƒ‚vicas (Bat Count: A Citizen Science Story) Contributor(s): Forrester, Anna (Author), Detwiler, Susan (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1628558962 ISBN-13: 9781628558968 Publisher: Arbordale Publishing OUR PRICE: $10.76 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Language: Spanish Published: February 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Animals - Nocturnal - Juvenile Fiction | Family - General (see Also Headings Under Social Themes) - Juvenile Fiction | Science & Nature - General |
| Dewey: 569.4 |
| LCCN: 2016043588 |
| Lexile Measure: 600 |
| Physical Information: 0.2" H x 8.3" W x 9.8" (0.35 lbs) 32 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Jovita se est preparando para una noche fascinante; es hora de contar murci lagos Los murci lagos siempre han sido una bienvenida presencia durante los veranos en la granja de la familia. Pero, a trav s de los a os, los n meros han disminu do ya que muchos de ellos, han contra do el s ndrome de la nar z blanca en esa rea. Jovita y su familia cuentan los murci lagos y env an los n meros a los cient ficos que los estudian para ver si la poblaci n de los murci lagos se puede recuperar. En una noche de verano, la familia se mueve muy sigilosamente sobre el terreno para observar el cielo y poder contar a los visitantes a su granja. |
Contributor Bio(s): Forrester, Anna: - Anna Forrester is an amateur naturalist who finds inspiration for her writing in the quirks and curiosities she encounters in the natural world. When she isn't writing or reading or messing around outdoors, she creates gardens and other green play spaces for city kids. Bat Count: A Citizen Science Story is Anna's debut picture book, and was inspired by counts she does with family and friends every summer at a farm in Pennsylvania. She loves biking, paddling, and making thingsfrom soups to bug hotels to giant paper snowflakes. Visit Anna's website at annaforrester.com.Detwiler, Susan: - Susan Detwiler is the illustrator of several books for children including the award-winning books On the Move (NSTA-CBC Outstanding Trade Book); Big Cat, Little Kitty (Mom's Choice Awards Gold); Pandas' Earthquake Escape (Mom's Choice Awards Gold); and One Wolf Howls (Silver Nautilus Book Award) for Arbordale. She is the author/illustrator of Fine Life For A Country Mouse. Susan is a member of the Society of Children's Book Writers & Illustrators. Books have always been a source of joy in her life, and as a child she particularly loved books with beautiful illustrations. Susan was educated at the Maryland Institute College of Art and lives with her artist husband in Baltimore. Visit her website. |