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"Follow along as a fictional researcher observes and makes journal entries about their field trip through the Serengeti ecosystem in Africa. Photographs highlight the animals, plants, and people that inhabit this diverse habitat where the world's largest land mammal migration takes place. Simple graphs show facts about the land, and the final report describes efforts being made to preserve the area"--Provided by publisher.

"Follow along as a researcher observes and makes journal entries about their field trip through the Rocky Mountains ecosystem. ... photographs highlight the animals, plants, and people that inhabit the mountains that stretch down along the west coasts of Canada and the United States. Simple graphs show how much the mountain range has changed, and the final report describes efforts being made to preserve it"--Provided by publisher.

"The world's shark population is in trouble for a sad, simple reason: shark fin soup. And although it's illegal, poachers have been targeting Florida's biannual migration of blacktip sharks. Marine biologist Doc Ford needs some assistance protecting the sharks and enlists the help of three kids, Luke, Marta, and Sabina. Together they form Sharks, Inc. and are given an important assignment: to set out each day on their small fishing boat in hopes of tagging sharks for Doc's research. The trio certainly isn't looking for trouble, but when they come face to face with danger, survival requires them to rely on each of their own unique gifts, and especially on one another"--Provided by publisher.

Explores the International Space Station, including its construction and the missions required to build it, living and working aboard the ISS, and its importance as the future of the space program.

A comprehensive guide to library research for undergraduate students that covers evaluating sources, avoiding plagiarism, conducting online searches, and other related topics; and includes checklists, time lines, and a glossary.

A collection of essays with differing viewpoints on the pharmaceutical industry.

A layperson's guide to understanding how the brain influences all areas of one's life: sleep, diet, aging, sex, motivation, personality, and more.

Focuses on the ethics of medical testing and offers a variety of perspectives-eyewitness accounts, governmental views, scientific analysis, newspaper and magazine accounts, and many more to illuminate the issue.

When time-traveling historians are sent back from 2060 to various historic destinations, something goes very wrong. Three of the time-travelers are sent to World War II simultaneously where they sense that the war and history itself is being altered.

Follows marine biologist Pete Klimley as he studies hammerhead sharks in their natural habitats. Includes information regarding different types of hammerheads, equipment used by the marine biologist, and ways to help protect sharks from becoming extinct.