The Manatee Scientists: Saving Vulnerable Species

In The Manatee Scientists, John Reynolds does an aerial count of manatees from the Florida sky; Lucy Keith spends a weekend rescuing manatees trapped in a dam in Senegal; and Fernando Rosas takes the author on an Amazonian boat trip, looking for a young manatee he released back into the wild, with emotional results. These scientists are working hard to save manatees: docile, large sea mammals who are eaten in some parts of the world, feared in others, and adored in still others. But factors such as human encroachment, disease, environmental hazards, and being hunted are causing their numbers to decline: they are an endangered species, in need of help.

Author: Peter Lourie
Publisher: Clarion Books
Published: 04/11/2011
Pages: 80
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.30lbs
Size: 11.20h x 9.10w x 0.50d
ISBN: 9780547152547

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 8.4
Point Value: 3
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 143207 / Manatee Scientists: Saving Vulnerable Species


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 03/15/2011
Booklist 05/01/2011 pg. 74
Horn Book Magazine 07/01/2011 pg. 71
School Library Journal 07/01/2011 pg. 115
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2011 pg. 438 - Superior,Well Above Average
Kirkus Best Children's Books 11/15/2011 pg. 2118

About the Author
Peter Lourie lives in Vermont with his family. He is an avid traveler who spent weeks in Florida and Brazil working on this book and says, I am grateful to all the scientists who allow me to accompany them on their explorations. Every little bit of knowledge does in fact contribute to the overall picture of how science can help us to conserve animals. Visit his website at www.peterlourie.com.

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