The tapir scientist / text by Sy Montgomery ; photographs by Nic Bishop.

Author/creator Montgomery, Sy.
Other author Bishop, Nic, 1955- illustrator.
Format Book
Publication InfoBoston : Houghton Mifflin Books for Children / Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2013.
Description80 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 24 x 29 cm.
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SeriesScientists in the field
Scientists in the field. ^A567919
Contents On the tapir trail -- Tapir trials -- Tapir traps -- Tapir overload -- Tapir troubles -- Tapir tv -- Tapir treasures -- Tapir triumph -- The tapir trajectory.
Abstract This title in the Scientists in the Field series introduces young readers to one of the weirdest and most fascinating animals on the planet and recounts the extraordinary work of the dedicated scientists trying to save them. Full color.
Abstract If you've never seen a lowland tapir, you're not alone. Most of the people who live near tapir habitat in Brazil's vast Pantanal haven't seen the elusive snorkel-snouted mammal, either! Join a tapir-finding expedition led by the Brazilian field scientist Pati Medici, and learn about the fieldwork, and the high-tech science at play, from microchips to the camera traps that capture the "soap opera" of tapir life.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2012018678
ISBN9780547815480
ISBN0547815484

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Joyner TRC Nonfiction 599.66 M7674T ✔ Available Place Hold