Books with title The Orca Scientists

Dr. Merlin Tuttle and his colleagues at Bat Conservation International aren't scared of bats. These bat crusaders are fascinated by them, with good reason. Bats fly the night skies in nearly every part of the world, but they are the least studied of all mammals. As the major predator of night-flying insects, bats eat many pests. Unfortunately bats are facing many problems, including a terrifying new disease. White-nose Syndrome is infecting and killing millions of hibernating bats in North America. But Dr. Tuttle, with the help of his fellow bat scientists are in the trenches—and caves—on the front line of the fight to save their beloved bats.

- NSTA-CBC Outstanding Science Trade Book - New York Times, recommended science books- Children's Literature Choice BookSmall is beautiful--or so the bug scientists of the world believe. Insects, they say, boast qualities the rest of us have perhaps overlooked. They are among the earth's best fliers and farmers. They have survived and adapted for 350 million years, whereas we humans have been around for a mere 10,000 years. There are millions upon millions of species yet to be identified. Indeed, insects are perhaps nature's least celebrated but most successful creatures on earth. By following the footsteps of several bug scientists, we take a closer look at the extraordinary bugs that crawl, swim, and whiz past us. We travel from an outdoor classroom in Indiana to the rain forests of Costa Rica--all in pursuit of a better understanding of bugs, glorious bugs.

The set is the same format as Magill's Salem Press publications a comfortable octavo. The substance is familiar: the scientist (in alphabetical order), an illustration, and a 2,000 word description giving vital statistics, areas of fame, and a biography of his/her early life, the major phase of creativity, impact upon later work, a bibliography. The difference is in publisher and distribution: Grolier. It cannot be doubted that more sets will sell with Grolier's army of sellers promoting it. We are somewhat reserved because Grolier passed us to and fro many times in order to find someone knowing that this was their title. The other major fault is that a 10" shelf of books does not need 2<1/2>" of binding board (each volume is about <3/4>" thick; Salem Press would have put this set in five volumes at, maybe, $300.00). Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.