Follows the efforts of a zoologist team as they work to reintroduce four endangered animals back to their natural environments and tells young readers of the successes and importance of such projects.

Back to the Wild

Patent, Dorothy Hinshaw

Children's Books

Gulliver Books

Discusses recent research on levels of intelligence in both wild and domestic animals

How Smart Are Animals?

Teen & Young Adult

Harcourt Childrens Books

Presents a study of scientific research into artificial intelligence and examines the diverse applications of this important scientific concept

The Quest for Artificial Intelligence

The award-winning author explores the issue of biodiversity, how it is threatened, and how we can preserve it. “This informative, well-written book provides excellent report material on a subject that is both interesting and complex.”--School Library Journal

The Vanishing Feast

Science, Nature & How It Works

HMH Books for Young Readers

Seals, sea lions, and walruses (HBJ treasury of literature)

Harcourt, Brace. Jovanovich

A stunning exploration of the mercury pollution in Montana that causes harm to humans and ospreys alike. Engrossing narrative nonfiction with fun webcam photos makes for an engaging addition to the award-winning Scientists in the Field series.\nThis meticulously researched and photographed account follows three University of Montana scientists and their interdisciplinary work with ospreys: fish-catching birds with gigantic nests and a family that functions with teamwork and cooperation. In Missoula, Montana, the scientists have been following ospreys for six years, collecting data on the amount of contaminants, including mercury, found on their feathers and in their blood. The water in western Montana still suffers effects from mining activities performed more than a hundred years ago, and this pollution is still dangerous. Because the osprey hunts in a very small area, scientists can pinpoint where mercury is coming from and work to keep the ospreys, and the people, safer.

Call of the Osprey (Scientists in the Field Series)

Animals

Clarion Books

In this groundbreaking, exceptionally researched installment of the award-winning Scientists in the Field series, discover how lizards rapidly adapt to life in the Caribbean islands, allowing scientists to study Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution by natural selection in real time. 
Award-winning author Dorothy Hinshaw Patent joins forces with scientists/filmmakers Neil Losin and Nate Dappen, whose work is detailed in the Smithsonian Channel documentary “Laws of the Lizard,” to explore how the small but mighty lizards we call “anoles” are used by scientists to study basic principles of evolution and ecology. 
Travel with the team to Florida and the Caribbean as they research how anoles followed similar but independent evolutionary paths on the four major islands of the Greater Antilles (Puerto Rico, Hispaniola, Jamaica, and Cuba). So while anoles on different islands may look like close relatives, they often are not! This is Darwin's principle of natural selection at work. 
And it makes anoles the perfect subjects for experiments that study how animals adapt to new challenges—such as climate change—in this exciting and timely addition to a celebrated series.

The Lizard Scientists: Studying Evolution in Action (Scientists in the Field)

Relates, in text and photographs, the experiences of twelve-year-old Leif as he goes on his first hunting trip with his family in Montana.

A Family Goes Hunting

Sports & Outdoors

Prairie Dogs

Discusses the habits and life cycle of prairie dogs and examines their place in the ecology of the prairie.

A vivid photo essay describes the annual fall gathering of bald eagles in Glacier National Park, Montana.

Where the Bald Eagles Gather

Houghton, mifflin, harcourt

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