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Saving the Tasmanian devil : how science is helping the world's largest marsupial carnivore survive (Scientists in the field (Clarion/HarperCollins))
Author: Patent, Dorothy Hinshaw

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (2019)

Dewey: 599.2
Classification: Nonfiction
Physical Description: 79 p., col. ill., col. map, 23 x 28 cm

BTSB No: 703344

ISBN: 9780544991484

Ages: 10-14

Grades: 5-9

Subjects:
Tasmanian devils -- Diseases
Epidemics -- Australia -- Tasmania
Tumors
Birth defects
Wildlife conservation -- Australia -- Tasmania
Wildlife rescue -- Australia -- Tasmania
Tasmania

Price: $23.78

Summary:
Tasmanian devils are dying at an alarming rate from a type of tumor that appears to be contagious. What scientists are learning while researching the Tasmanian devil has potential to affect all animals, and even humans, as they learn more about how to prevent and hopefully eradicate certain genetic diseases.

Accelerated Reader Information:
   Interest Level: MG
   Reading Level: 7.90
   Points: 2.0   Quiz: 504416

Reading Counts Information:
   Interest Level: 3-5
   Reading Level: 10.60
   Points: 5.0   Quiz: 76875

Reviews:
Kirkus Reviews (+) (07/15/19)
The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books (00/09/19)
The Hornbook (00/11/19)

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