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Quest for the Tree Kangaroo: An Expedition to the Cloud Forest of New Guinea


Series
Scientists in the Field

by
Sy Montgomery
photographs by
Nic Bishop

Edition
-
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN
0618496416

Awards and Honors
Winner of the 2007 NCTE Orbis Pictus Award | 2007 Robert F. Sibert Award, Honor
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It looks like a bear and climbs like a monkey, but it isn't a bear or a monkey. It has a pouch like a kangaroo, but what's a kangaroo doing up in a tree? Meet the Matschie's tree kangaroo, which lives in the dense canopy of Papua New Guinea's cloud forest-and is one of the most endangered species in the world. A group of scientists venture into the Matschie's native habitat to study and track these rarest of creatures. List of Web sites. Glossary of Tok Pisin words. Index. Winner of the 2007 NCTE Orbis Pictus Award. A 2007 Robert F. Sibert Honor Book.

Details

Format

Print

Page Count

80

Trim Size

11" x 9"

Dewey

599.2

AR

5.3: points 20

Lexile

830L

Scholastic Reading Counts

7

JLG Release

Jan 2007

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Praise & Reviews

Starred or favorable reviews have been received from these periodicals:

Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books, The Horn Book Guide^, Kirkus Reviews*, School Library Journal*

Horn Book

Montgomery and Bishop travel with scientist Lisa Dabek to the remote mountains of New Guinea in search of the rare Matschie's tree kangaroo. Montgomery describes the trip in detail, and her friendliness and curiosity set the tone: she enthusiastically engages with the people, plants, and animals she encounters on the trip. Bishop's photography is outstanding, and seamlessly integrated into the narrative. Websites. Glos., ind.

Praise & Reviews

Horn Book

Montgomery and Bishop travel with scientist Lisa Dabek to the remote mountains of New Guinea in search of the rare Matschie's tree kangaroo. Montgomery describes the trip in detail, and her friendliness and curiosity set the tone: she enthusiastically engages with the people, plants, and animals she encounters on the trip. Bishop's photography is outstanding, and seamlessly integrated into the narrative. Websites. Glos., ind.

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