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Tracking Trash
Flotsam, Jetsam, and the Science of Ocean Motion
Taschenbuch von Loree Griffin Burns
Sprache: Englisch

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Aided by an army of beachcombers, oceanographer Dr. Curtis Ebbesmeyer tracks trash in the name of science. From sneakers to hockey gloves, Curt monitors the watery fate of human-made cargo that has spilled into the ocean. The information he collects is much more than casual news; it is important scientific data. And with careful analysis, Curt, along with a community of scientists, friends, and beachcombers alike, is using his data to understand and protect our ocean.

In engaging text and unforgettable images, readers meet the woman who started it all (Curt's mother!), the computer program that makes sense of his data (nicknamed OSCURS), and several scientists, both on land and on the sea, who are using Curt's discoveries to preserve delicate marine habitats and protect the creatures who live in them. A Boston Globe-Horn Book Award Honor Book for Nonfiction.

Aided by an army of beachcombers, oceanographer Dr. Curtis Ebbesmeyer tracks trash in the name of science. From sneakers to hockey gloves, Curt monitors the watery fate of human-made cargo that has spilled into the ocean. The information he collects is much more than casual news; it is important scientific data. And with careful analysis, Curt, along with a community of scientists, friends, and beachcombers alike, is using his data to understand and protect our ocean.

In engaging text and unforgettable images, readers meet the woman who started it all (Curt's mother!), the computer program that makes sense of his data (nicknamed OSCURS), and several scientists, both on land and on the sea, who are using Curt's discoveries to preserve delicate marine habitats and protect the creatures who live in them. A Boston Globe-Horn Book Award Honor Book for Nonfiction.

Über den Autor

LOREE GRIFFIN BURNS, Ph.D., did her doctoral at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. The author of Beetle Busters, Tracking Trash, and The Hive Detectives, she is an award-winning writer whose books for young people have won many accolades, including ALA Notable designations, a Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor Book Award, an IRA Children's Book Award, a Green Earth Book Award and two Science Books & Films (SB&F) Prizes.

Loree holds a Ph.D. in biochemistry and her books draw heavily on both her passion for science and nature and her experiences as a working scientist. She lives with her husband and their three kids in a farmhouse in central New England, where she gardens, keeps chickens, and writes about science and scientists. She likes to think that one day she'll fill the big old barn on their property with horses.

Learn more about Loree at [...] and follow her on Twitter [...]

Details
Empfohlen (bis): 12
Empfohlen (von): 10
Erscheinungsjahr: 2010
Produktart: Sachliteratur
Rubrik: Kinder & Jugend
Thema: Tiere & Natur
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9780547328607
ISBN-10: 0547328605
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Griffin Burns, Loree
Hersteller: HarperCollins
Maße: 279 x 228 x 10 mm
Von/Mit: Loree Griffin Burns
Erscheinungsdatum: 05.04.2010
Gewicht: 0,297 kg
Artikel-ID: 101451500
Über den Autor

LOREE GRIFFIN BURNS, Ph.D., did her doctoral at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. The author of Beetle Busters, Tracking Trash, and The Hive Detectives, she is an award-winning writer whose books for young people have won many accolades, including ALA Notable designations, a Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor Book Award, an IRA Children's Book Award, a Green Earth Book Award and two Science Books & Films (SB&F) Prizes.

Loree holds a Ph.D. in biochemistry and her books draw heavily on both her passion for science and nature and her experiences as a working scientist. She lives with her husband and their three kids in a farmhouse in central New England, where she gardens, keeps chickens, and writes about science and scientists. She likes to think that one day she'll fill the big old barn on their property with horses.

Learn more about Loree at [...] and follow her on Twitter [...]

Details
Empfohlen (bis): 12
Empfohlen (von): 10
Erscheinungsjahr: 2010
Produktart: Sachliteratur
Rubrik: Kinder & Jugend
Thema: Tiere & Natur
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9780547328607
ISBN-10: 0547328605
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Griffin Burns, Loree
Hersteller: HarperCollins
Maße: 279 x 228 x 10 mm
Von/Mit: Loree Griffin Burns
Erscheinungsdatum: 05.04.2010
Gewicht: 0,297 kg
Artikel-ID: 101451500
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