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The Hyena Scientist


Series
Scientists in the Field

written by
Sy Montgomery
photographs by
Nic Bishop

Edition
Hardcover edition
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Imprint
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN
9780544635111

Awards and Honors
ALSC Notable Children's Books - 2019
MRLS Cream of the Crop - 2019
CCBC Choices 2019 Choice: Science, Technology, and the Natural World
Booklist Editors’ Choice: Books for Youth - 2018
Kirkus Best Books, Middle-Grade - 2018
Nonfiction Detectives Best Nonfiction - 2018
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Zoologist Kay Holecamp has made it her life's work to understand hyenas: fascinating, complex creatures that are playful, social, and highly intelligent—almost nothing like the mangy monsters of pop culture lore.

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Details

Format

Print

Page Count

80

Trim Size

9" x 11"

Dewey

599.74/3072

AR

6.8: points 3

Lexile

1000L

Genre

Nonfic

Scholastic Reading Counts

7

JLG Release

Jun 2018

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Praise & Reviews

Starred or favorable reviews have been received from these periodicals:

Booklist*, Kirkus Reviews*, Publishers Weekly, The Horn Book Magazine

Horn Book

In another strong contribution to the Scientists in the Field series, Montgomery (Amazon Adventure, rev. 5/17) focuses on the much-maligned hyena. Although often portrayed as creatures of horror and “conniving, cowardly” scavengers, this volume demonstrates that hyenas are in fact quite brave, social, and smart; they are also a keystone species in which females dominate. Montgomery and Bishop accompany zoologist Kay Holekamp and her team of research assistants studying the behaviors of large clans of spotted hyenas in the Masai Mara National Reserve in Kenya, using careful and continuous observation to understand and document hyena interactions. Montgomery tells much of the story moment by moment, providing a deeply detailed account of life in the field, from data collection to living in tents to what happens when rain impedes research. Bishop’s outstanding photographs do much to elevate the reputation of hyenas, capturing pictures of adorable fuzzy babies and parents, as well as action shots of hyenas speeding into battle, their powerful bodies in motion. Interspersed sidebars provide inspiring profiles of the researchers and describe their paths to scientific careers. “Fast facts,” a bibliography, and an index are appended. -Danielle J. Ford, Horn Book

Praise & Reviews

Horn Book

In another strong contribution to the Scientists in the Field series, Montgomery (Amazon Adventure, rev. 5/17) focuses on the much-maligned hyena. Although often portrayed as creatures of horror and “conniving, cowardly” scavengers, this volume demonstrates that hyenas are in fact quite brave, social, and smart; they are also a keystone species in which females dominate. Montgomery and Bishop accompany zoologist Kay Holekamp and her team of research assistants studying the behaviors of large clans of spotted hyenas in the Masai Mara National Reserve in Kenya, using careful and continuous observation to understand and document hyena interactions. Montgomery tells much of the story moment by moment, providing a deeply detailed account of life in the field, from data collection to living in tents to what happens when rain impedes research. Bishop’s outstanding photographs do much to elevate the reputation of hyenas, capturing pictures of adorable fuzzy babies and parents, as well as action shots of hyenas speeding into battle, their powerful bodies in motion. Interspersed sidebars provide inspiring profiles of the researchers and describe their paths to scientific careers. “Fast facts,” a bibliography, and an index are appended. -Danielle J. Ford, Horn Book

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