Author: Stephen R. SwinburnePublisher: Boyds Mills Press
ISBN: 9781590783191
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
An introduction to the slow-moving, water-loving, plant-eating gentle giant called the manatee.
Saving Manatees
Author: Stephen R. SwinburnePublisher: Boyds Mills Press
ISBN: 9781590783191
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
An introduction to the slow-moving, water-loving, plant-eating gentle giant called the manatee.
The Florida Manatee
Author: Roger L. ReepPublisher: University Press of Florida
ISBN: 0813072085
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 323
Book Description
From two scientists who have been at the forefront of manatee research for over three decades, The Florida Manatee offers an engaging, accessible introduction to manatee biology, including communication, diet, long-distance migration, and much more. This second edition is updated with new scientific research, as well as discussions of recent conservation efforts—largely driven by manatee injuries and deaths resulting from boat collisions—that have contributed to the robust growth of manatee numbers in Florida. It also includes the latest predictions for manatee populations and health in the future, both in Florida and worldwide. This is the perfect book for anyone seeking the most comprehensive, current information on this fascinating marine mammal.
The Manatee Scientists
Author: Peter LouriePublisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 054715254X
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 89
Book Description
Highlights the work scientists are doing to protect the manatee, an endangered species.
Florida Manatee Recovery Plan
Author: Saving the Manatees
Author: JaNiya WilliamsPublisher:
ISBN: 9781507836019
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
"Saving the Manatees" was written by JáNiya Williams while she was an elementary student in the Pensacola Florida School District. This book describes how JáNiya started a "Save the Manatees Club" to help save manatees, an endangered species native to Florida. Children can color the pictures, and a cursive writing, and sight word activity sheet is included at the end of the book. Parent participant is recommended.
Florida Manatees
Author: Meish GoldishPublisher: Bearport Publishing
ISBN: 1597165077
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Explains why Florida manatees became an endangered species, and describes the efforts of scientists to bring them back from the brink of extinction.
Ecology and Conservation of the Sirenia
Author: Helene MarshPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 052188828X
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 543
Book Description
A synthesis of the ecological and related knowledge pertinent to understanding the biology and conservation of dugongs and manatees.
Manatee Rescue
Author: Nicola DaviesPublisher: Candlewick
ISBN: 0763678309
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 109
Book Description
Zoologist Nicola Davies merges a heart-pounding adventure with a conservation message triggered by a life-changing—and mind-changing—encounter. Manuela had imagined that killing a manatee would be like killing a very big fish, just more exciting. But when her father successfully harpoons one, leaving its baby orphaned, she finds that her feelings have changed. She vows to rescue the baby manatee and return it to the river. But she soon realizes what an enormous task she’s taken on. Will she be able to save the baby manatee—and protect him from being hunted in the future, too?
Manatee Insanity
Author: Craig PittmanPublisher: University Press of Florida
ISBN: 0813047072
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 643
Book Description
The quiet manatee has long been a flash point of frequent environmental debates. It is Florida's most famous endangered species, as well as its most controversial. Manatees appear on hundreds of license plates, attract hordes of tourists, and expose the uneasy relationships between science and the law and between freedom and responsibility like no other animal. As passions have flared and resentments have grown, the battle over manatee protection has evolved into a war, and no reporter has followed the story more closely than Craig Pittman, the first environmental writer to explore the complex history, culture, and science of the controversies and concerns surrounding this remarkable creature. With an abiding interest in the uncertain fate of this unique species, Manatee Insanity provides the first in-depth history of the attempts to provide legal protection for the manatee. Pittman follows Florida’s gentle giants through time and space, detailing interactions with a variety of human actors, from Jacques-Yves Cousteau to Jeb Bush to Jimmy Buffett, from a popular children's book author to a federal lawman who dressed in a gorilla suit for the ultimate undercover assignment.
Manatee's Best Friend
Author: Sylvia LiuPublisher: Scholastic Inc.
ISBN: 1338662279
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 118
Book Description
Perfect for fans of Catherine Hapka -- a heart-warming story about a girl who must find her voice, with lots of manatee and dolphin fun along the way! Becca Wong Walker may be so shy that most people at school think she doesn't speak at all, but why should she care? She has more important things to worry about. Missy, the manatee who visits the dock in Becca's backyard, and Becca's only friend, hasn't been seen for a long time. When Missy finally does return, she has a new baby with her! Becca wants to be excited, but more than ever inconsiderate boaters are speeding through the river, putting the lives of Missy and her baby in terrible danger.One day, Becca spots a dolphin in the river too! By bonding over the dolphin and manatees, Becca finally starts to make friends at school. But when Becca takes a video that goes viral, it seems like it will be harder than ever to save the manatees... and trying might just tear Becca's new friendships apart.