The Polar Bear Scientists

Follow scientists as they scan the Alaskan wilderness for these magnificent creatures.It is springtime on the North Slope of Alaska, and the U.S. Geological Survey team--the polar bear biologists Kristin Simac and Mike Lockhart--is gearing up for polar bear capturing. During a capture, all information is collected on the sea ice. The scientists locate bears from a helicopter, tranquilize them, give them tattoo ID numbers and tags, and collect data such as height, weight, and body fat measurements and samples such as blood, hair, feces, and even teeth. All this information goes into a
large database studied by scientists such as Drs. Steven Amstrup and George Durner, the former and current leaders of the Polar Bear Research Project. For more than forty-five years, scientists have been capturing bears in order to get information. What has this information been telling scientists about polar bears and global warming?


Author: Peter Lourie, Susan Ramer
Publisher: Clarion Books
Published: 01/10/2012
Pages: 80
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.35lbs
Size: 9.25h x 11.30w x 0.45d
ISBN: 9780547283050

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 8.3
Point Value: 4
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 148272 / Polar Bear Scientists


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 12/15/2011
Horn Book Magazine 03/01/2012 pg. 131
School Library Journal 03/01/2012 pg. 184
Booklist 04/15/2012 pg. 54
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2012 pg. 148 - Superior,Well Above Average

About the Author
Peter Lourie is the author and photographer of Whaling Season, which received two starred reviews, and The Manatee Scientists. Peter lives in Vermont with his family and he is an avid traveler. He visited Alaska numerous times to write and shoot photos for The Polar Bear Scientists and has been traveling to Africa to work on his next book about the Leakey family.

Visit Peter Lourie's website at http: //www.peterlourie.com/ .

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