Sy Montgomery,Nic Bishop
If youâ€™ve never seen a lowland tapir, youâ€™re not alone. Most of the people who live near tapir habitat in Brazilâ€™s vast Pantanal (â€œthe Everglades on steroidsâ€) havenâ€™t seen the elusive snorkel-snouted mammal, either. In this arresting nonfiction picture book, Sibert winners Sy Montgomery and Nic Bishop join a tapir-finding expedition led by the Brazilian field scientist Pati Medici. Aspiring scientists will love the immediate, often humorous â€œyou are thereâ€ descriptions of fieldwork, and gadget lovers will revel in the high-tech science at play, from microchips to the camera traps that capture the â€œsoap operaâ€ of tapir life.
Animals,Nonfiction,Science,Childrens,Picture Books,Environment,Nature,Cultural,Brazil,Childrens,Childrens,Middle Grade,Childrens,Juvenile,Young Adult,Teen
The Tapir Scientist: Saving South America's Largest Mammal