Title:
Animal allies : 15 amazing women in wildlife research
Author:
Pagel-Hogan, Elizabeth, author.
ISBN:
9781641606226
Personal Author:
Physical Description:
xi, 211 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Series:
Women of power ; 4
Women of power (Chicago, Ill.) ; 4.
Contents:
Part I: Birds. Corina Newsome: Saving the seaside sparrow -- Michelle LaRue: Antarctic satellite spy -- Natalia Ocampo-Peñuela: Angry birds -- Part II: Arthropods. Corrie Moreau: Can't get enough of ants -- The Bug Chicks: Insect icons -- Lizzy Lowe: A hero for spiders. -- Part III: Sea creatures. Jasmin Graham: Saving sawfish and dodging shark teeth -- Diva Amon: A deep love of the ocean -- Erin Ashe: Data, dolphins, and whales -- Part IV: Reptiles and Amphibians. InvestEGGator: Turtle tech to the rescue -- Kirsten Hecht: Hellbender helper -- Sneha Dharwadkhar: Research in a herpetology hot spot -- Part V: Mammals. Asia Murphy: Carnivores on camera -- Tatjana Rosen: Secret cats of Central Asia -- Enikö Kubinyi: Dogs, wolf pups, and robots.
Abstract:
"Corina Newsome is saving seaside sparrows while Michelle LaRue uses satellites to study Antarctic birds. Lizzy Lowe takes on what many fear in researching spiders, and Erin Ashe lives out the dream of many studying dolphins and whales. Kristen Hecht chases the elusive hellbender amphibian while Enikö Kubinyi uses robots to get information on wolf pups. These women are working on issues that intersect with biodiversity, species conservation, biology, and more. They stand out for their work in their fields and are also dedicated to science communication to share their knowledge with others. They challenge the assumptions of who a scientist is and what a scientist looks like."-- Page 4 of cover.
Reading Level:
Ages: 12-14.
Grades: 7-9.
