Saving the Tasmanian Devil: How Science is Helping the World's Largest Marsupial Carnivore Survive

Series Scientists in the Field By Dorothy Hinshaw Patent

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Hardcover edition

Publisher Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Imprint Houghton Mifflin Harcourt ISBN

9780544991484

Awards and Honors NSTA Best STEM Books - 2020
2020 Green Earth Book Award for Children's and Young Adult Nonfiction

Saving the Tasmanian Devil: How Science is Helping the World's Largest Marsupial Carnivore Survive

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In the late 1990s, a fatal disease called Devil facial tumor disease began wiping out the Tasmanian devil population, killing nearly 90% of the devils over the past 20 years. Why was the entire population getting the same disease? Was it contagious? Then geneticist Jenny Graves made a discovery that was hard to believe, but true: the tumors were cloning and multiplying between animals. If researchers cannot get to the bottom of this mystery, this fascinating mammal will soon be gone. Dorothy Hinshaw Patent takes readers on an unforgettable tour of the Tasmania to meet the scientists working to save the devil before it's too late.

Glossary. Suggestions for further information. Sources. Index. Full-color photographs and illustrations.

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AR Level 7.9 AR Points 2.0 AR Ready No Canadian Rights Yes Dewey 599.2 Title alpha Saving the Tasmanian Devil: How Science is Helping the World's Largest Marsupial Carnivore Survive Category Nonfiction Middle Pages Count 80 Genre Nonfiction Topics Tasmanian devils. Diseases. Epidemics. Tasmania, Australia. Tumors. Genetic disorders. Wildlife conservation. Wildlife rescue. Science. Biology. Mammals. Endangered animals. SRC Level 10.600000 SRC Points 5.000000 Lexile NC1170L Trim Size 9" x 11" JLG Span Fall Language English Rights type Print Publication date 2019-08-19 JLG Release Date Oct 2019 Minimum grade 5 Maximum grade 8 Reading level Middle Format Print

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