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Author
Series
Pub. Date
2010
Lexile measure
NC 1120L
Physical Desc
66 pages : color illustrations ; 24 x 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
Bees don't just produce honey. Your food supply depends on them. Apiarist Dave Hackenberg's bees have a busy travel schedule, pollinating around the United States from February to July. So when Dave inspected four hundred of his hives and found that the bees had simply vanished, a dream team of bee scientists got to work.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2007
Lexile measure
1140L
Physical Desc
63 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 24 x 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
With their numbers diminishing, scientists are trying to solve the mystery of whale strandings. Why would the world's largest mammal do something that would most likely cause it to die? Around the world, scientists are trying to find the answer.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2009
Lexile measure
840L
Physical Desc
74 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 24 x 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
A pale, spotted, almost cloud-like coat makes the snow leopard uncannily invisible in its rocky mountain habitat. Author Sy Montgomery and photographer Nic Bishop accompany conservationist Tom McCarthy and his team as they travel to Mongolia's Altai Mountains to gather data about snow leopard populations in an attempt to save this endangered species.