Science Adventures

Specifications

8" X 10"; 48 pages; Library Binding

Interest/Age Group

Grades 4+

Special Features

Glossary; To Learn More; Web Sites; Index

About the Series
Humans are only beginning to understand the richness and complexity of life on Earth. Every day, scientists are making new, startling discoveries about the wonderful planet we call home. In this exciting new science series, young readers get a chance to share the lives and adventures of a few of these scientists as they probe the mysteries of places as diverse as coral reefs, rain forest canopies, and the deep sea.

In the Deep Sea follows Dr. Edith Widder of the Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution in Fort Pierce, Florida, as she dives into the ocean depths to study bioluminescent animals—those that can make their own light. Readers will be fascinated by the strange and wonderful animals they’ll encounter lighting up the dark waters of the deep. Rain forests, always enchanting, take on new dimension in In the Rain Forest Canopy as scientists climb into the highest tree branches, opening a whole new perspective on the forest ecosystem. In the Wild explains the vital role zoos are playing in the world by sending their scientists out into the field to save animals such as Africa’s great apes and Brazil’s golden lion tamarins. And through the eyes of marine biologists like Australia’s Dr. Alexandra Grutter, the complex interdependent relationships that make up our world’s coral reefs are explored.

A not-to-be-missed series for science buffs, curious readers, and budding biologists.

Highlights and Features

-	Each book focuses on the lives and adventures of key scientists as they make important discoveries about life on earth:
		In the Deep Sea— Dr. Edie Widder and the study of bioluminescence In the Rain Forest Canopy— Dr. Nalini Nadkarni’s pioneer work on epiphytes, plants that live on other plants In the Wild— Dr. Tara Stoinski’s work in saving endangered primates On the Coral Reefs— Dr. Alexandra Grutter’s discoveries about cleaner fish
-	Helps readers understand how the scientific method works.
-	From complex ecosystems to animals that make their own light, this series explores topics of perennial interest.