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Scientists in the Field Ser.: The Snake Scientist by Sy Montgomery (1999, Reinforced, Teacher's edition)

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Dr. Robert Mason has been studying a mysterious phenomenon for over fifteen years: the reemergence of tens of thousands of red-sided garter snakes - the world's largest concentration of snakes - after a winter spent in a state of suspended animation in subterranean caverns.This gathering each spring in the forests of Manitoba, Canada, is one of the most extraordinary events of the natural world and is the subject of study for Dr. Mason, a.k.a. the Snake Scientist.

Product Identifiers

Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company
ISBN-10
0395871697
ISBN-13
9780395871690
eBay Product ID (ePID)
668006

Product Key Features

Book Title
Snake Scientist
Author
Sy Montgomery
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Animals / Reptiles & Amphibians, Life Sciences / Zoology / General
Publication Year
1999
Type
Textbook
Genre
Science, Juvenile Nonfiction
Number of Pages
48 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
9in
Item Height
0.4in
Item Width
11in
Item Weight
18.7 Oz

Additional Product Features

Age Range
10-12
Lc Classification Number
Ql666.O636m65 1999
Photographed by
Bishop, Nic
Grade from
Fifth Grade
Grade to
Seventh Grade
Edition Description
Teacher's Edition
Reviews
Each spring, 18,000 red-sided garter snakes emerge en masse from three underground dens in Manitoba, Canada, where they have spent the winter stacked on top of one another like cordwood. As the snakes spill out of the dens, Earthwatch volunteers and students gather them up and stuff them in pillowcases bought in bulk at the Salvation Army. The captured snakes then participate in a day's behavioral experiments directed by Bob Mason, a zoologist at Oregon State University. (In 1989 Mason identified the pheromone, or scent, that draws the male to the female garter snake.) The snakes might interact in colorful "arenas" that look like upended box kites or attempt to follow a path marked with scent through a maze. Mason is trying to figure out why female snakes prefer bigger males and how the snakes find their way to the marsh twenty miles away from the dens....A solid introduction to the ethos of experimental science as seen by a genial scientist with a research topic whose kid appeal is hard to beat., "The lively text communicates both the meticulous measurements required in this kind of work and the thrill of new discoveries." SLJ, starred School Library Journal, Starred "A stellar example of how good such books can be." --Booklist, starred Booklist, ALA, Starred Review Each spring, 18,000 red-sided garter snakes emerge en masse from three underground dens in Manitoba, Canada, where they have spent the winter stacked on top of one another like cordwood. As the snakes spill out of the dens, Earthwatch volunteers and students gather them up and stuff them in pillowcases bought in bulk at the Salvation Army. The captured snakes then participate in a day's behavioral experiments directed by Bob Mason, a zoologist at Oregon State University. (In 1989 Mason identified the pheromone, or scent, that draws the male to the female garter snake.) The snakes might interact in colorful "arenas" that look like upended box kites or attempt to follow a path marked with scent through a maze. Mason is trying to figure out why female snakes prefer bigger males and how the snakes find their way to the marsh twenty miles away from the dens....A solid introduction to the ethos of experimental science as seen by a genial scientist with a research topic whose kid appeal is hard to beat. Horn Book, "The lively text communicates both the meticulous measurements required in this kind of work and the thrill of new discoveries." SLJ, starred
Copyright Date
1999
Target Audience
Juvenile Audience
Lccn
98-006124
Dewey Decimal
597.96
Intended Audience
Ages 9-12, Ages 4-8, Ages 2-3, under 2 Years
Series
Scientists in the Field Ser.
Dewey Edition
21
Illustrated
Yes

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