Polar Bear Scientists

Informationen zum Autor Peter Lourie is an author and photographer. He has published more than twenty books for young readers. He lives with his family in Vermont. Klappentext It is springtime in Alaska, and the U.S. Geological Survey team is gearing up for polar bear capturing. 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. 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 our changing global climate? Find out in this fascinating entry in the Scientists in the Field series! Zusammenfassung It is springtime in Alaska, and the U.S. Geological Survey team is gearing up for polar bear capturing. 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. 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 our changing global climate? Find out in this fascinating entry in the Scientists in the Field series!

Product details

• Authors: Peter Lourie, Susan Ramer
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 10 to 12
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.02.2015
• EAN: 9780544339064
• ISBN: 978-0-544-33906-4
• No. of pages: 80
• Series: Scientists in the Field (Paper; Scientists in the Field (Paper; Scientists in the Field
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Story books, fairytales, sagas, rhymes, songs; Educational: Geography, Educational: Biology, Educational: Physics, Interest age: from c 12 years, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Places and peoples, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Ecosystems, Educational: Chemistry, Educational: Astronomy, JUVENILE NONFICTION: Animals / Bears, JUVENILE NONFICTION: Animals / Endangered, JUVENILE NONFICTION: Animals / Animal Welfare, JUVENILE NONFICTION: Careers, YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION: Science & Nature / Chemistry *, YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION: Recycling & Green Living *, YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION: Science & Nature / Zoology *, YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION: Science & Nature / Astronomy *, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Physical world, YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION: Places / General