Tracking Trash: Flotsam, Jetsam, and the Science of Ocean Motion (Scientists in the Field) - Tapa blanda

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Loree Griffin Burns, Griffin Burns

 
9780547328607: Tracking Trash: Flotsam, Jetsam, and the Science of Ocean Motion (Scientists in the Field)
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ISBN 10: 0547328605 ISBN 13: 9780547328607
Editorial: HMH Books, 2010

Sinopsis

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.

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Acerca del 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 loreegriffinburns.com and follow her on Twitter @loreegburns.

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Editorial
HMH Books
Año de publicación
2010
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
0547328605
ISBN 13 
9780547328607
Encuadernación
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Número de páginas
64
Contacto del fabricante
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9780618581313: Tracking Trash: Flotsam, Jetsam, and the Science of Ocean Motion (Scientists in the Field)

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ISBN 10:  0618581316 ISBN 13:  9780618581313
Editorial: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2007
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