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Project Seahorse (Scientists in the Field Series) Hardcover – July 12, 2010
- Reading age10 - 12 years
- Print length64 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- Grade level5 - 7
- Lexile measure1010L
- Dimensions11 x 0.47 x 9 inches
- PublisherHMH Books for Young Readers
- Publication dateJuly 12, 2010
- ISBN-100547207131
- ISBN-13978-0547207131
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Read More About the Ocean with the Scientists in the Field Series! | Each dive to the frontier of the deep holds the possibility of discovering more clues that might help us learn how life on earth began after our planet was formed billions of years ago. | Author Pamela S. Turner takes us to Australia to follow dolphins in the wild so we can figure out just what makes dolphins tick. | This daring expedition into the realm of great whites shows readers that in order to save the planet and its creatures, we must embrace our humanity and face our greatest fears. | Follow three scientists as they try to get the manatee off the endangered species list. | Follow scientists as they uncover the secrets of the octopus’s advanced intelligence and learn what these thinking, feeling creatures have to teach us about the oceans, its animals, and ourselves. |
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Follow the scientists working in the Pacific Northwest to learn about the orca whale population there, as they race to save these remarkable mammals from extinction. | An in-depth (and sometimes underwater) look at some of the world's most amazing creatures, seahorses, and the trouble they face as their marine landscape changes. | Join the renowned author and photographer Steve Swinburne on a journey through history to learn how sea turtles came to be endangered, and what scientists are doing to save them. | Aided by an army of beachcombers, oceanographer Dr. Curtis Ebbesmeyer tracks trash in the name of science. | Follow scientist Craig George, and learn about his life in Barrow, Alaska, as an arctic whale scientist and expert on the bowhead whale. |
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"Thanks to the fluent, information-rich narrative and to Tuason's engagingly up-close color photos of both human divers and of sea horses and other reef denizens, readers will come away with a much clearer understanding of the sea horse's distinctively "oddballbiology" and also of how one conservation success story hinged on cooperation between scientists and concerned local residents."--Booklist, review
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- Publisher : HMH Books for Young Readers (July 12, 2010)
- Language : English
- Hardcover : 64 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0547207131
- ISBN-13 : 978-0547207131
- Reading age : 10 - 12 years
- Lexile measure : 1010L
- Grade level : 5 - 7
- Item Weight : 1.05 pounds
- Dimensions : 11 x 0.47 x 9 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #2,364,467 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #1,545 in Children's Recycling & Green Living Books
- #1,762 in Children's Biology Books (Books)
- #1,877 in Children's Asia Books
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About the author
Pamela S. Turner has an abiding fascination with science, animals, evolution, and a special interest in Japanese history. She is the author of award-winning books for young readers, including HOW TO BUILD A HUMAN: IN SEVEN EVOLUTIONARY STEPS, an ALA Notable Book, SAMURAI RISING, a YALSA Excellence in Nonfiction Award finalist, as well as CROW SMARTS and THE FROG SCIENTIST, both winners of the AAAS/Subaru SB&F Prize for Excellence in Science Books. Her newest book, COMET CHASER, is the true Cinderella story of Caroline Herschel, the first professional woman astronomer. When not writing, she practices kendo (Japanese sword fighting) and volunteers as a wildlife rehabilitator specializing in crows and ravens.
To learn more, to sign up for her newsletter or to follow her on Instagram or Facebook, visit her website at "pamelasturner" "dot" "com."
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Customers find the book provides good information about seahorses and their impact on a town. They find it informative and useful for students, as it shows how scientists carry out research. The book is also appreciated for its visual quality, with remarkable photos showing lovely colors and shapes of the creatures.
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Customers enjoy the book's good information. They find it has interesting field studies and social aspects. The book is suitable for students as it shows how scientists carry out research. It covers a variety of topics, including seahorses and their impact on towns.
"...is a little lighter on the science, but still has some fascinating field study reported on, plus the usual social/cultural perspective and the..." Read more
"...Love all the features, information, and how it tells so many stories at once; it's not just about seahorses, but how they affect a town and even the..." Read more
"...It's a great book for students because it shows how scientists do their research. Who wouldn't want to go scuba diving with seahorses?" Read more
"Good information, good price. Recommend to anyone interested in learning more about these creatures. A great addition to anyone's library." Read more
Customers find the book useful for students and a good addition to any library. It shows how scientists carry out research. While it provides some information about seahorses, it's not too detailed.
"...It's a great book for students because it shows how scientists do their research. Who wouldn't want to go scuba diving with seahorses?" Read more
"...A great addition to anyone's library." Read more
"nice kids book not much information about seahorse. where they live an what are done with the ones that are caught" Read more
Customers appreciate the book's visual quality. They say the photos are remarkable, with lovely colors and shapes of the lovely creatures.
"...reported on, plus the usual social/cultural perspective and the remarkable photos: Scott Tuason's work is stand-out, even for this series, and it's..." Read more
"...The pictures and textual material is excellent, makes for easy reading and helps fill a void in the paucity of written material on Hippocampus...." Read more
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- Reviewed in the United States on April 27, 2016These Scientists in the Field books always make me fervent for a kind of animal that I've always liked, but never had a possessing passion for. Last year it was the Snow Leopard, now it's the seahorse! And I just looked at the book listings for the series in this volume and have acquired two more...
This volume is a little lighter on the science, but still has some fascinating field study reported on, plus the usual social/cultural perspective and the remarkable photos: Scott Tuason's work is stand-out, even for this series, and it's supplemented by two amazing photos of baby White's seahorses by George Grall from National Geographic's image collection. We learn of a fisher in the Phillippines and MPAs (Marine Protected Areas) and what a "holdfast" is.
I've noticed in researching some of the seahorses mentioned in this book that many are data deficient when it comes to IUCN conservation status--let's hope this changes soon! Maybe a contribution to Project Seahorse will help...
- Reviewed in the United States on December 26, 2014“Project Seahorse” by Pamela Turner, Houghton Mifflin Books for Children, Harcourt, Boston, 2010. ISBN: 978-0-547-20713-1. A 58 page HC book 11 ¼ x 9 ¼”. A nicely illustrated books with colorful photographs by Scott Tuason depicting undersea life both of Seahorses, coral reefs and related organisms.
The books describes the beauty of the ocean, reefs and sea creatures including the Seahorse in the Bohol region of the Philippines where ocean biologist Amanda Vincent & associate Heather Koldeway, another diving enthusiast, are dismayed at overfishing for food has led to serious decline in Seahorses and much coral destruction in Bohol, established in conjunction with the islanders a marine protected area “MPA” 10 years previously and follow-up has shown improvement in the sea life forms and the coral reefs.
There are few books on Seahorses (Hippocampus), a unique fish species that swims vertically and wherein the females transfer their eggs into an abdominal pouch of the male for fertilization and incubations and hatchings. They are reported to mate for life. Due to massive dredging for small fish and Seahorses for export to the Orient, Seahorses populations have dwindled and Project Seahorse may be their salvation. The pictures and textual material is excellent, makes for easy reading and helps fill a void in the paucity of written material on Hippocampus.
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- Reviewed in the United States on March 5, 2014Purchased this book to use with my fifth grade students as we learned about nonfiction texts. Love all the features, information, and how it tells so many stories at once; it's not just about seahorses, but how they affect a town and even the whole ocean.
- Reviewed in the United States on June 26, 2014This is another great book about the ecology of seahorses and how that ecology was uncovered. It's a great book for students because it shows how scientists do their research. Who wouldn't want to go scuba diving with seahorses?
- Reviewed in the United States on September 10, 2014very informative wonderful photos
- Reviewed in the United States on May 3, 2016lovely colors and shapes of these lovely creatures
- Reviewed in the United States on January 3, 2014Good information, good price. Recommend to anyone interested in learning more about these creatures.
A great addition to anyone's library.
- Reviewed in the United States on January 11, 2015nice kids book not much information about seahorse. where they live an what are done with the ones that are caught