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Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Get a solid foundation for all the terms and concepts you’ll encounter throughout this series. Discover what zoologists do (it’s much more than running zoos); take a close look at the phylogenic tree (the tree of life); and examine the definition of terms like species, natural selection, and conservation.
2) Zoologist
Author
Publisher
Bellwether Media
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Zoologists care for animals in many different ways. In this title, leveled text and colorful images help emerging readers explore how zoologists help people understand animals, what zoologists do on the job, and more. Additional features highlight a well-known zoologist, explore how the career uses STEM, show the steps to become a zoologist, and more!"--Provided by the publisher.
Author
Publisher
Kids Can Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"The remarkable true story of the world's first giraffologist. At three years old, Anne Dagg saw her first giraffe and never stopped thinking about it. Her desire to study the world's tallest animal followed her from preschool to graduate school, from Canada to South Africa. And often, people laughed at her quest. The scientific study of giraffes was non-existent at the time. And by a woman? Unheard of. But by following her love of giraffes, Dr. Anne...
Author
Publisher
Pygmy Girafe Publishing
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Imara's Tiara was written with the intent to feature a minority girl in the roll of a budding scientist/zoologist. Minority women are greatly under-represented in the field of zoology and as zookeepers in particular. Naomi is learning fast that it isn't an easy job, but one that she can accomplish if she tries hard enough. A science-based book that introduces zoology and how to be a zoologist to children. While Naomi is learning all the facts about...
Author
Publisher
Melville House
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"From one of the most exciting voices in contemporary Chinese literature, an uncanny and playful bestiary that blurs the line between human and beast ... In the fictional Chinese city of Yong'an, an amateur cryptozoologist is commissioned to uncover the stories of its fabled beasts. These creatures live alongside humans in near-inconspicuousness-save their greenish skin, serrated earlobes, and strange birthmarks. Aided by her elusive former professor...
Series
Publisher
Running Press Kids
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Teach your baby all about being a zoologist with this new board book published in partnership with Smithsonian. Scales. Notebooks. Habitats. Microscopes. Zoologists do a lot more than just feed and take care of animals and now young babies and toddlers will be able to learn all about what it means to be a zoologist and what tools they use as part of their job in this exciting and fun book in a new board book series published in conjunction with the...
Author
Series
Publisher
PowerKids Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Many children are animal lovers. What would it mean to turn a passion for animals into a career? Zoologists do just that! Zoology is the scientific study of the animal kingdom. Zoologists spend their time studying animals, observing their behaviors, and analyzing that research. Leading zoologists such as Jane Goodall have changed the way we view animal species. In this engrossing and educational volume, readers will consider what it means to be a...
Series
Publisher
[publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"Chris and Martin Kratt are brothers who explore the wild throughout the world to learn more about animals and share conservation information. They have three friends who travel in the Tortuga HQ with them named Aviva, Koki and Jimmy Z. The brothers have creature power suits that allow them to experience what it's like to be the animals they find. The team helps them by creating power suit creature disks for each animal they study. They also bring...
Publisher
PBS Kids
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
To the creature rescue! Join Chris Kratt and Martin Kratt as they embark on more than twenty action-packed adventures! Together, the brothers spring into action to rescue an injured endangered Florida panther and recover Aviva's precious family heirloom from the leaping Caracal cat. The fun continues as the Wild Kratts team hosts a Creature Power race to help them uncover the greatest running creatures, and as they come up with a plan after the Tortuga...
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Meet Chris and Martin Kratt, two brothers who turned a love of animals into an amazing career! They have produced, written, directed, and starred in several PBS series and specials over the years. Most recently, they have become known for PBS's smash hit animated show Wild Kratts. Along the way, they traveled the world and encountered incredible creatures, all while combining science education with fun"--
13) Breathe the sky
Author
Publisher
Jove
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Two strangers start out saving animals and end up rescuing each other in this heartwarming romance from the author of Unbreak Me. Mari Tucker is a wildlife biologist who scoops bunnies and endangered tortoises out of harm's way on construction sites. Still haunted by her past, she takes the most remote jobs in the Mojave Desert to avoid people and hide from her ex. It's a simple, quiet life filled with sweet animals and solar-powered baking until...
Author
Series
Harlequin romance volume 4838
Publisher
Harlequin Enterprises ULC
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Zoologist Dr. Anna Kendall wants to return to her childhood home--the Themba game reserve in Southern Africa--for answers about her parents' death, but dreads encountering her long-unrequited love, game reserve manager Jack Eliot.
Author
Publisher
Millbrook Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Sloths spend most of their lives in trees, and until recently scientists didn't know very much about them. But Dr. Rebecca Cliffe was determined to discover their secrets. To find out more, she fitted sloths with special backpacks containing a device to track their activity. She learned how to climb trees in the Costa Rican jungle so she could take sloth hair samples and test their DNA. And she's helped create sloth crossings and plant trees to ensure...
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Based on Gerald Durrell's trilogy of Corfu novels, this latest series sees sparky English widow Louisa Durrell and her brood continue to put down roots in their dilapidated rented house, alongside an ever-increasing menagerie of animals brought home by youngest son Gerry.
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
The future's looking bright for the eccentric Durrells, catch up with their lives on the beautiful island of Corfu in the fourth and final season. Louisa's keeping busy by opening the doors of the family villa as a guest house, but with cousin Basil her only paying guest, business isn't exactly booming.
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Based on author and naturalist Gerald Durrell's much-loved Corfu trilogy of novels, The Durrells sees impoversihed but sparky widow Louisa Durrell make the radical decision to leave 1930s England in hopes of a better life for her children. As Louisa relocates her reluctant brood to a dilapidated house in the Greek sun, the Durrells face a whole new set of challenges as they meet new friends, rivals, lovers, and animals.
Author
Series
Merriweather and Royston mystery volume 2
Publisher
Crooked Lane
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"The mist-shrouded moors of Devon proffer a trove of delights for two vacationing zoologists--but also conceal a hoard of dark secrets reaching down to the fathomless depths of the ocean.Miss Merula Merriweather barely saved her uncle from the gallows after he was wrongly accused of murder--and now, she's left the bustle of Victorian London to recuperate in the fresh air of Dartmoor with her fellow zoologist, Lord Raven Royston. The trip offers a...
Publisher
Cinedigm
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Me...Jane: In the characteristic heartwarming style, Patrick McDonnell tells the story of the young Jane Goodall and her special childhood toy chimpanzee named Jubilee. Who says women can't be doctors: This inspiring story of the first female doctor in America shows how one strong-willed woman opened the doors for all the female doctors to come; I Could Do That! Ester Morris Gets Women the Vote: This is the true story of Esther Morris, who started...
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