Scientists in the Field Series

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The Tarantula Scientist

by Sy Montgomery and Nic Bishop

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Tracking Trash: Flotsam, Jetsam, and the Science of Ocean Motion

by Loree Griffin Burns

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The Snake Scientist

by Sy Montgomery and Nic Bishop

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Gorilla Doctors: Saving Endangered Great Apes

by Pamela S. Turner

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Secrets of Sound: Studying the Calls and Songs of Whales, Elephants, and Birds

by April Pulley Sayre

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Looking for Life in the Universe: The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence

by Ellen Jackson and Nic Bishop

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The Prairie Builders: Reconstructing America's Lost Grasslands

by Sneed B. Collard, III

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Once a Wolf: How Wildlife Biologists Fought to Bring Back the Gray Wolf

by Stephen R. Swinburne and Jim Brandenburg

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The Frog Scientist

by Pamela S. Turner and Andy Comins

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The Mysterious Universe: Supernovae, Dark Energy, and Black Holes

by Ellen Jackson and Nic Bishop

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Kakapo Rescue: Saving the World's Strangest Parrot

by Sy Montgomery and Nic Bishop

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The Hive Detectives: Chronicle of a Honey Bee Catastrophe

by Loree Griffin Burns and Ellen Harasimowicz

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Saving the Ghost of the Mountain: An Expedition Among Snow Leopards in Mongolia

by Sy Montgomery and Nic Bishop

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Diving to a Deep-Sea Volcano

by Kenneth Mallory

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The Bat Scientists

by Mary Kay Carson and Tom Uhlman

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Anthropologist: Scientist of the People

by Mary Batten, A. Magdalena Hurtado, and Kim Hill

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The Wildlife Detectives: How Forensic Scientists Fight Crimes Against Nature

by Donna M. Jackson, Wendy Shattil, and Bob Rozinski

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Hidden Worlds: Looking Through a Scientist's Microscope

by Stephen Kramer and Dennis Kunkel

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The Woods Scientist

by Stephen R. Swinburne and Susan C. Morse

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Project Ultraswan

by Elinor Osborn

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The Bug Scientists

by Donna M. Jackson

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Digging for Bird-Dinosaurs: An Expedition to Madagascar

by Nic Bishop

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The Elephant Scientist

by Caitlin O'Connell, Donna M. Jackson, and Timothy Rodwell

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The Mighty Mars Rovers: The Incredible Adventures of Spirit and Opportunity

by Elizabeth Rusch

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Stronger Than Steel: Spider Silk DNA and the Quest for Better Bulletproof Vests, Sutures, and Parachute Rope

by Bridget Heos and Andy Comins

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Whaling Season: A Year in the Life of an Arctic Whale Scientist

by Peter Lourie

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Project Seahorse

by Pamela S. Turner and Scott Tuason

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The Polar Bear Scientists

by Peter Lourie

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Manatee Scientists: Saving Vulnerable Species

by Peter Lourie

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Science Warriors: The Battle Against Invasive Species

by Sneed B. Collard, III

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Wild Horse Scientists

by Kay Frydenborg

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The Tapir Scientist

by Sy Montgomery and Nic Bishop

15+ Resources3 Awards

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The Dolphins of Shark Bay

by Pamela S. Turner and Scott Tuason

10+ Resources2 Awards

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Eruption!: Volcanoes and the Science of Saving Lives

by Elizabeth Rusch and Tom Uhlman

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Chasing Cheetahs: The Race to Save Africa's Fastest Cat

by Sy Montgomery and Nic Bishop

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Sea Turtle Scientist

by Stephen R. Swinburne

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Park Scientists: Gila Monsters, Geysers, and Grizzly Bears in America's Own Backyard

by Mary Kay Carson and Tom Uhlman

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The Next Wave: The Quest to Harness the Power of the Oceans

by Elizabeth Rusch

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Beetle Busters: A Rogue Insect and the People Who Track It

by Loree Griffin Burns and Ellen Harasimowicz

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Extreme Scientists: Exploring Nature's Mysteries from Perilous Places

by Donna M. Jackson

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The Call of the Osprey

by Dorothy Hinshaw Patent and William Munoz

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Inside Biosphere 2: Earth Science Under Glass

by Mary Kay Carson and Tom Uhlman

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The Great White Shark Scientist

by Sy Montgomery and Keith Ellenbogen

20+ Resources2 Awards

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The Octopus Scientists

by Sy Montgomery and Keith Ellenbogen

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Crow Smarts: Inside the Brain of the World's Brightest Bird

by Pamela S. Turner, Guido De Filippo, and Andy Comins

10+ Resources4 Awards

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Mission to Pluto: The First Visit to an Ice Dwarf and the Kuiper Belt

by Mary Kay Carson and Tom Uhlman

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Urban Coyotes

by Mary Kay Carson and Tom Uhlman

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The Wolves and Moose of Isle Royale: Restoring an Island Ecosystem

by Nancy F. Castaldo

10+ Resources1 Awards

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Series Resources 1

Interview with Sy Montgomery

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