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Wild Horse Scientists
by Kay Frydenborg
Price at time of review: $18.99
80 pp.
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Boston, MA
2012
ISBN: 9780547518312
Grade Level: 6-8
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Reviewed by CBC Reviewer
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This latest book in a multi–award winning "Scientists in the Field" series focuses on the behavior and genetics of wild horses. It provides an inside look at wild horses on Assateague Island as well as those in Montana highlights the field of equine animal science, following the work of two scientists who have devoted their careers to saving them.
Like other books in the series, this one provides an amazingly state–of–the art look at how today's scientists work in the field. From the challenges of field observations to the methods of modern population genetics, the text provides new information. The frustrations of the work—like a failed first effort to provide hormonal birth control—are combined with details of the long process of developing a "PZP vaccine" that worked. Like other books in the series, the text and content is secondary but the brilliant photographs make it accessible to middle–level readers. These are books that weave scientific practices and content with enticing invitations to new careers. It's an NSTA/CBC Outstanding Trade Book and a highly recommended book for readers middle through secondary.
Review posted on 1/14/2013
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