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The Manatee Scientists by Peter Lourie

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The Manatee Scientists

Saving Vulnerable Species

Peter Lourie

HarperCollins · Print & ebook · May 3, 2016

Reading lane: Endangered Animals

Manatees are docile, large sea mammals who are eaten in some parts of the world, feared in others, and adored in still others.

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Why This Clicks

Fieldwork for Manatees

Get close to the science and conservation challenges behind efforts to save manatees.

Come here for

  • Three scientists’ expeditions across Brazil, Senegal, and Florida
  • A close-up look at a vulnerable marine mammal

Expect

  • Beautiful photographs from far-flung fieldwork
  • A straightforward view of threats facing manatees

Book Details

Authors
Peter Lourie
Publisher
HarperCollins
Published
May 3, 2016
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Endangered Animals · Marine Life
Reading lane
Endangered Animals

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Publisher Categories

  • Marine Life

  • Animal Welfare

  • Endangered Animals

  • Girls & Young Women

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  • Protecting the Planet

  • Africa for Kids

  • Caribbean & Latin America

  • U.S. Places

About This Book

Manatees are docile, large sea mammals who are eaten in some parts of the world, feared in others, and adored in still others. But human encroachment, disease, environmental hazards, and being hunted, among many other issues, are causing their numbers to decline. In Manatee Scientists, readers meet three scientists working very hard in three different parts of the world to save the manatee. Get an eye-opening, close-up view of their far-flung expeditions to Brazil, Senegal,...

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Manatees are docile, large sea mammals who are eaten in some parts of the world, feared in others, and adored in still others. But human encroachment, disease, environmental hazards, and being hunted, among many other issues, are causing their numbers to decline. In Manatee Scientists, readers meet three scientists working very hard in three different parts of the world to save the manatee. Get an eye-opening, close-up view of their far-flung expeditions to Brazil, Senegal, and Florida in this beautifully photographed addition to the paperback collection of Scientist in the Field books.

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