Scientists in the field (Houghton Mifflin)
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Once a wolf: how wildlife biologists fought to bring back the gray wolf
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The wildlife detectives: how forensic scientists fight crimes against nature
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Anthropologist: scientist of the people
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Hidden worlds: looking through a scientist's microscope
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Looking for life in the universe: the search for extraterrestrial intelligence
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Project UltraSwan
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The woods scientist
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Gorilla doctors: saving endangered great apes
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The prairie builders: reconstructing America's lost grasslands
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Houghton Mifflin
Pub. Date
2007
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57 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 24 x 29 cm.
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"Story of how the endangered species breeding expert Terri Roth struggled for years to help a rare Sumatran rhino named Emi become a mother. ... Follow the roller-coaster ride of disappointment, scientific discovery, and success that led to the first Sumatran rhino calf born in captivity in more than a century."--Inside front dust jacket.
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Houghton Mifflin Co
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2007.
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63 p. : ill. (some col.), col. maps ; 24 x 29 cm.
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With their numbers diminishing, scientists are trying to solve the mystery of whale strandings. Why would the world's largest mammal do something that would most likely cause it to die? Around the world, scientists are trying to find the answer.
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Follow Dr. Alex Fillippenko and his High-Z Supernova Search Team to Mauna Kea volcano in Hawaii, where they will study space phenomena and look for supernovae, dying stars that explode with the power of billions of hydrogen bombs. Dr. Fillippenko looks for black holes--areas in space with such a strong gravitational pull that no matter or energy can escape from them--with his robotic telescope. And they study the effects of dark energy, the mysterious...
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Extreme scientists: exploring nature's mysteries from perilous places
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Houghton Mifflin Books for Children
Pub. Date
c2009
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74 p. : col. ill., col. maps : 24 x 29 cm.
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A pale, spotted, almost cloud-like coat makes the snow leopard uncannily invisible in its rocky mountain habitat. Author Sy Montgomery and photographer Nic Bishop accompany conservationist Tom McCarthy and his team as they travel to Mongolia's Altai Mountains to gather data about snow leopard populations in an attempt to save this endangered species.
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Whaling season: a year in the life of an arctic whale scientist
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Houghton Mifflin Books for Children
Pub. Date
2010
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79 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 24 x 29 cm.
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This book chronicles the efforts of Dr. Merlin Tuttle and his colleagues at Bat Conservation International, as they try and save bat species from loss of habitat and white-nose syndrome.
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Houghton Mifflin Books for Children
Pub. Date
c2010
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66 p. : col. ill. ; 24 x 29 cm.
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Bees don't just produce honey. Your food supply depends on them. Apiarist Dave Hackenberg's bees have a busy travel schedule, pollinating around the United States from February to July. So when Dave inspected four hundred of his hives and found that the bees had simply vanished, a dream team of bee scientists got to work.
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Houghton Mifflin Books for Children
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2010
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74 p. : col. ill., col. map ; 24 x 29 cm.
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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.
27) Project Seahorse
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Houghton Mifflin
Pub. Date
2010
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56 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 24 x 29 cm.
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"Project Seahorse follows the work of two dedicated scientists as they explore the life cycle of the tiger tail seahorse and forge partnerships with the people of Handumon in the Philippines to save its habitat."--Amazon.com.
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Houghton Mifflin Books for Children
Pub. Date
2011
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70 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 24 cm.
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Journey to the Namibian desert with Caitlin O'Connell, an American scientist, and witness one of nature's largest , most complex, and most intelligent mammals living today on this earth.
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The manatee scientists: saving vulnerable species
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The mighty Mars rovers: the incredible adventures of spirit and opportunity
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The polar bear scientists
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Houghton Mifflin Books for Children, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
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[2013]
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76 pages : color illustrations ; 24 x 29 cm
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A scientific journey to study the dolphins of coastal Australia considers the many potential sources of dolphin intelligence and what dolphin behavior can inform the scientific community about human intelligence, captive animals and the future of the oceans.
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Houghton Mifflin Books for Children
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2013.
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76 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 24 x 29 cm
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An account of the work of volcanologists Andy Lockhart, John Pallister, and their team describes their life-risking efforts to investigate dangerous volcanoes that pose threats to more than one billion people worldwide.
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Sea turtle scientist
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Houghton Mifflin Books for Children
Pub. Date
2013
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79 p. : col. ill. ; 24 x 29 cm.
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"In The Spider Silk Scientists, readers enter Randy Lewis' lab where they come face to face with golden orb weaver spiders and genetically engineered goats, whose milk contains the proteins to spin spider silk--and to weave a nearly indestructible fiber. Learn how this amazing material might someday be used to repair or replace human ligaments and bones, improve body armor, strenghten parachute rope, and even tether an airplane to an aircraft carrier!...
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The tapir scientist: saving South America's largest mammal
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Houghton Mifflin
Pub. Date
2012
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80 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 24 x 29 cm.
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Traces the work of two wildlife veterinarians who protect and chart the lives of Assateague Island's wild horses, describing their shared efforts to balance the horses' ecosystem and raise awareness.
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Beetle busters: a rogue insect and the people who track it
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
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[2015]
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80 pages : color illustrations ; 24 x 29 cm.
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"A stunning addition to the Scientists in the Field series that explores mercury pollution found in the rivers and streams of Western Montana that might cause harm to humans--and the extinction of the entire osprey species."--
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Inside Biosphere 2: earth science under glass
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
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[2015]
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71 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 24 x 29 cm.
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Looks at the work of renowned octopus scientist Jennifer Mather and a team of researchers on the island of Moorea, near Tahiti in the South Pacific, where they work to learn more about octopuses and their behavior.
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Crow smarts: inside the brain of the world's brightest bird
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
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[2016]
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70 pages : color illustrations ; 24 x 29 cm.
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"The Great White Shark Scientist is the latest ocean adventure from the venerable team of Sy Montgomery and Keith Ellenbogen. In it, they follow Dr. Greg Skomal, biologist and head of the Massachusetts Shark Research Program, as he strives to better understand the habits and habitats of Great Whites in order to save this amazing, if maligned, creature of the deep."--
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
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[2016]
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73 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 x 29 cm.
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"Follow a spacecraft the size of a piano, named New Horizons, on the first ever spacecraft mission to Pluto, the space entity formerly known as a planet, in the latest addition to the epic and authoritative Scientists in the Field series."--
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
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[2017]
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65 pages : color illustrations ; 24 x 29 cm.
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"Part science, part carnival--this winding adventure down the Amazon River with award-winning author Sy Montgomery and photographer Keith Ellenbogen explores how tiny fish, called piabas, can help preserve not only the rainforest and it's often misunderstood inhabitants, but the fate of our entire environment."--
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
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[2017]
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73 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 24 x 29 cm.
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Describes the ways in which technology is being used to study hurricanes in order to predict both the timing and strength of these storms, focusing on NASA's Hurricane and Severe Storm Sentinel mission (HS3) mission that uses drone technology.
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2017]
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76 pages : color illustrations ; 24 x 29 cm.
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"Asteroids come in all shapes and sizes--and hit our planet in them, too. But what happens if a catastrophically large one approaches earth? By looking on the ground at historical asteroid craters and present-day falls, and up into space for the big ones yet to come, a wide variety of scientists are trying to figure out how to track asteroids--and how to avoid devastating impacts in the future."--
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
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[2017]
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73 pages
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"In this addition to the Scientists in the Field series, readers join scientists as they tackle something unusual in the world of ecosystems: colonization. Not a colonization by people, but one of cells, seeds, spores, and other life forms that blow in, fly in, float in, and struggle to survive on the beautiful but harsh new island of Surtsey."--
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
2018.
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80 pages : illustrations ; cm
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"North Carolina's black bears were once a threatened species, but now their numbers are rising in and around Asheville. But what happens when conservation efforts for a species are so successful that there's a boom in the population? Can humans and bears live compatibly? What are the long-term effects for the bears? Author Amy Cherrix follows the scientists who, in cooperation with local citizen scientists, are trying to answer to these questions...
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
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[2018]
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71 pages cm.
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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."--
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
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[2018]
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79 pages : color illustrations ; 24 x 29 cm.
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"Follow the scientists working in the Pacific Northwest to learn about the orca whale population there, as they race to save these remarkable mammals from extinction. Perfect for fans of The Great White Shark Scientist and readers looking for excellent nonfiction on this high-interest animal."--
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2019]
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79 pages : color illustrations ; 24 x 29 cm.
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"The August 2017 solar eclipse is the chance of a lifetime for astronomer Shadia Habbal--years of planning come down to one moment of totality. Will everything go off as planned?"--
56) Saving the Tasmanian devil: how science is helping the world's largest marsupial carnivore survive
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2019]
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79 pages : color illustrations ; 24 x 29 cm.
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"In this addition to the critically acclaimed Scientist in the Field series, Dorothy Patent follows the scientists trying to put a stop to a gruesome disease before it's too late. Tasmanian devils are dying at an alarming rate from a type of tumor that appears to be contagious. What scientists are learning while researching the Tasmanian devil has potential to affect all animals, and even humans, as they learn more about how to prevent and hopefully...
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2019]
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75 pages: color illustrations ; 24 x 29 cm.
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"What if tornadoes could be stopped or slowed down? In this addition to the critically-acclaimed Scientist in the Field series, scientist Robin Tanamachi and her team are trying to come up with a way to predict tornadoes with even greater accuracy, and save countless lives across America's heartland."--
59) Condor comeback
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2020]
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89 pages : color illustrations ; 24 x 29 cm.
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The National Book Award Honor-winning author of "How to Be a Good Creature" documents the story of California's wild condors and how diligent scientists, volunteers and citizens have worked to save the species from extinction.