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Saving the Tasmanian devil : how science is helping the world's largest marsupial carnivore survive  Cover Image Book Book

Saving the Tasmanian devil : how science is helping the world's largest marsupial carnivore survive / Dorothy Hinshaw Patent.

Summary:

"In this addition to the critically acclaimed Scientist in the Field series, Dorothy Patent follows the scientists trying to put a stop to a gruesome disease before it's too late. Tasmanian devils are dying at an alarming rate from a type of tumor that appears to be contagious. What scientists are learning while researching the Tasmanian devil has potential to affect all animals, and even humans, as they learn more about how to prevent and hopefully eradicate certain genetic diseases."-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780544991484
  • Physical Description: 79 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 24 x 29 cm.
  • Publisher: Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, [2019]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 76-77) and index.
Target Audience Note:
Ages 10-12.
Grades 4 to 6.
Subject: Tasmanian devil > Diseases > Juvenile literature.
Epidemics > Australia > Tasmania > Juvenile literature.
Tumors > Juvenile literature.
Genetic disorders > Juvenile literature.
Wildlife conservation > Australia > Tasmania > Juvenile literature.
Wildlife rescue > Australia > Tasmania > Juvenile literature.
Tasmania > Juvenile literature.

Available copies

  • 2 of 2 copies available at Sage Library System. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Umatilla County Public Libraries. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Helix Public Library.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 2 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Circulation Modifier Status Due Date Courses
Helix Public Library J 599.2 PAT (Text) 37835000111712 Juvenile Non-Fiction Available -


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