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Cargando... Something Rotten: A Fresh Look at Roadkillpor Heather L. Montgomery
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Inscríbete en LibraryThing para averiguar si este libro te gustará. Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro. This book follows Heather Montegomery as she becomes more and more fascinated with roadkill. This was all sparked when she saw a flattened snake on the side of the road and wants to dissect it to learn about its insides. She continues this process with different types of roadkill throughout the book. As Heather visits various places and people, she realizes that death is only the beginning for these animals. ( ) !!! This is SO GREAT. It's perfect for school visits, but as an adult reader I also just loved reading it. It reminds me of [a: Mary Roach|7956|Mary Roach|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1463591979p2/7956.jpg] in all the best ways, funny and inquisitive and gross and bursting with science. I learned so much! SOMETHING ROTTEN by Heather Montgomery takes a “fresh look” at roadkill. After a note from the author to jumpstart the topic, the eleven chapters each deal with a different aspect of roadkill science. The book concludes with an epilogue, project ideas, and a bibliography. Montgomery’s conversational style and compelling real-life stories bring the topic to life for young readers. While the book explores the study of dead animals, it also shares ways researchers are preventing roadkill. Although the informational text contains several basic illustrations, it would benefit from a more detailed visual component. Librarians will find this fascinating, irreverent examination of animal remains to be a hit with intermediate and middle grade students who enjoy the macabre. However, it will also be of use to young scientists seeking career options. Pair it with books dealing wildlife forensics and other titles dealing with wildlife science. Published by Bloomsbury on October 26, 2018. ARC courtesy of the publisher. sin reseñas | añadir una reseña
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When Heather L. Montgomery sees a rattlesnake flattened on the side of the road, her first instinct is to pick it up and dissect it--she's always wanted to see how a snake's fangs retract when they close their mouths, and it's not exactly safe to poke around in a live reptile's mouth. A wildlife researcher with a special penchant for the animals that litter the roadways, Heather isn't satisfied with dissecting just one snake. Her fascination with roadkill sets her off on a journey from her own backyard and the roadways of the American South to scientists and kids in labs and homes across the globe. From biologists who use the corpses of Tasmanian devils to investigate cures for a contagious cancer, to a scientist who discovered a whole new species of bird from a single wing left behind, to a boy rebuilding animal bodies from the bones up, to a restaurant that serves up animal remnants, Heather discovers that death is just the beginning for these creatures. This engaging narrative nonfiction is an eye-opening and irreverent look at the dead and dying animals that we pass by without a second thought--as well as a fascinating insight to the scientific research process. -- No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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