This book helps inspire kids to be inventors and scientists, as well as persevere with their own ideas. Children will learn how Edison ushered in an astounding age of invention with his unique way of looking at things and refusal to be satisfied with only one solution to a problem. Thomas Edison, one of the world's greatest inventors, is introduced in this fascinating activity book. Even as she unravels the secret biology of monk seals by studying his behavior and training him, Williams finds a kindred spirit in his loving nature and resilient strength. But while this young seal is the subject of a complex environmental struggle and intense media scrutiny, KP2 is also a boisterous and affectionate animal who changes the lives of the humans who know and care for him-especially that of Williams. In a controversial decision, environmental officials send KP2 to Williams's marine mammal lab in Santa Cruz, California, where she and her team monitor his failing eyesight and gather crucial data that could help save KP2's species. Only 1,100 Hawaiian monk seals survive in the wild if their decline continues without intervention, they face certain extinction within fifty years. The local islanders see KP2 as an honored member of their community, but government agents and scientists must consider the important role he could play in gathering knowledge and data about this critically endangered and rare species. waters, Kauai Pup 2, or KP2, is too precious to lose, and he embarks on an odyssey that will take him across an ocean to the only qualified caretaker to accept the job, eminent wildlife biologist Dr. But as a member of the most endangered marine mammal species in U.S. When a two day-old Hawaiian monk seal pup is attacked and abandoned by his mother on a beach in Kauai, environmental officials must decide if they should save the newborn animal or allow nature to take its course. Berger, an Eagle Scout and National Geographic Grantee, is the Reader in Human Evolution and the Public Understanding of Science in the Institute for Human Evolution at the University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Berger believes the skeletons they found on the Malapa site in South Africa could be the "Rosetta stone that unlocks our understanding of the genus Homo" and may just redesign the human family tree. The fossils reveal what may be one of humankind's oldest ancestors. The discovery of two remarkably well preserved, two-million-year-old fossils of an adult female and young male, known as Australopiitecus sediba, has been hailed as one of the most important archaeological discoveries in history. The illustrations show children of different backgrounds involved in science.įrom the fossil hunter who discovered the Homo naledi fossils in September 2015, this book is an amazing account of Lee Berger's 2008 hunt - with the help of his curious 9-year-old son - for a previously unknown species of ape-like creatures that may have been direct ancestors of modern humans. The illustrations provide an alternate way for students to examine the concepts being discussed in the text. The illustrations accurately depict the scientific concepts being examined. The illustrations engage the young reader and enhance the text. When fitting, the book shows that doing science engages people of all ages and backgrounds. In accordance with Project 2061’s Science for All Americans, the book must support the development in young people of positive attitudes toward learning science, mathematics and technology. The book has a clear purpose, is well-organized, and the scientific concepts are accurately presented. Although written for young children, the book successfully examines important scientific concepts without perpetuating stereotypes or misconceptions. The book contains no serious errors or deficiencies in explanations of science content or processes. The book is appropriate for children in grades K-4. This AAA/Subaru SB&F Prize for Excellence in Science Books is given to the book that in any given year best meets the following criteria:
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