Author: Jim Arnosky
Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 9780399241703
Category : Manatees
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Injured by a passing motorboat, a pregnant manatee is rescued and taken to an aquarium to recover and have her baby in a safe environment.
Slow Down for Manatees
Author: Jim Arnosky
Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 9780399241703
Category : Manatees
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Injured by a passing motorboat, a pregnant manatee is rescued and taken to an aquarium to recover and have her baby in a safe environment.
Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 9780399241703
Category : Manatees
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Injured by a passing motorboat, a pregnant manatee is rescued and taken to an aquarium to recover and have her baby in a safe environment.
Saving Manatees
Author: Stephen R. Swinburne
Publisher: Boyds Mills Press
ISBN: 9781590783191
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
An introduction to the slow-moving, water-loving, plant-eating gentle giant called the manatee.
Publisher: Boyds Mills Press
ISBN: 9781590783191
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
An introduction to the slow-moving, water-loving, plant-eating gentle giant called the manatee.
Florida Manatee Recovery Plan
Secrets of the Manatee
Author: Diane Morgan
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1683343492
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 137
Book Description
Secrets of the Manatee offers a fascinating look at Florida’s most mysterious marine creature. Floating just below the surface of the water, manatees have remained largely unknown and misunderstood by humans. Now, their very survival depends on a delicate balance between human interference and conservation. This book is written for people who care about manatees, who want to learn about them, and, ultimately, who want to save them. This book explores the evolutionary history and fascinating biology of the manatee, asking questions such as, why do they have solid bones and marching molars? Big tummies but no blubber? Lots of friends and no enemies? And other queries like, are manatees invasive? Do they speak or squeak? Why do they have whiskers? Are they dangerous? How can we help them thrive again? This book answers these—and many more—questions about this very special mammal.
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1683343492
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 137
Book Description
Secrets of the Manatee offers a fascinating look at Florida’s most mysterious marine creature. Floating just below the surface of the water, manatees have remained largely unknown and misunderstood by humans. Now, their very survival depends on a delicate balance between human interference and conservation. This book is written for people who care about manatees, who want to learn about them, and, ultimately, who want to save them. This book explores the evolutionary history and fascinating biology of the manatee, asking questions such as, why do they have solid bones and marching molars? Big tummies but no blubber? Lots of friends and no enemies? And other queries like, are manatees invasive? Do they speak or squeak? Why do they have whiskers? Are they dangerous? How can we help them thrive again? This book answers these—and many more—questions about this very special mammal.
Manatee Insanity
Author: Craig Pittman
Publisher: University Press of Florida
ISBN: 0813047072
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 643
Book Description
The quiet manatee has long been a flash point of frequent environmental debates. It is Florida's most famous endangered species, as well as its most controversial. Manatees appear on hundreds of license plates, attract hordes of tourists, and expose the uneasy relationships between science and the law and between freedom and responsibility like no other animal. As passions have flared and resentments have grown, the battle over manatee protection has evolved into a war, and no reporter has followed the story more closely than Craig Pittman, the first environmental writer to explore the complex history, culture, and science of the controversies and concerns surrounding this remarkable creature. With an abiding interest in the uncertain fate of this unique species, Manatee Insanity provides the first in-depth history of the attempts to provide legal protection for the manatee. Pittman follows Florida’s gentle giants through time and space, detailing interactions with a variety of human actors, from Jacques-Yves Cousteau to Jeb Bush to Jimmy Buffett, from a popular children's book author to a federal lawman who dressed in a gorilla suit for the ultimate undercover assignment.
Publisher: University Press of Florida
ISBN: 0813047072
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 643
Book Description
The quiet manatee has long been a flash point of frequent environmental debates. It is Florida's most famous endangered species, as well as its most controversial. Manatees appear on hundreds of license plates, attract hordes of tourists, and expose the uneasy relationships between science and the law and between freedom and responsibility like no other animal. As passions have flared and resentments have grown, the battle over manatee protection has evolved into a war, and no reporter has followed the story more closely than Craig Pittman, the first environmental writer to explore the complex history, culture, and science of the controversies and concerns surrounding this remarkable creature. With an abiding interest in the uncertain fate of this unique species, Manatee Insanity provides the first in-depth history of the attempts to provide legal protection for the manatee. Pittman follows Florida’s gentle giants through time and space, detailing interactions with a variety of human actors, from Jacques-Yves Cousteau to Jeb Bush to Jimmy Buffett, from a popular children's book author to a federal lawman who dressed in a gorilla suit for the ultimate undercover assignment.
Manatees
Author: Steven Otfinoski
Publisher: Marshall Cavendish
ISBN: 9780761448426
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
Young readers will find everything they want to know in these informative books about a wide variety of animals.
Publisher: Marshall Cavendish
ISBN: 9780761448426
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
Young readers will find everything they want to know in these informative books about a wide variety of animals.
Kobee Manatee
Author: Robert Scott Thayer
Publisher: Kobee Manatee
ISBN: 9780988326941
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"Kobee wants to surprise his sister, Kim, who lives in the Bahamas, on her birthday. But it won't be easy to get there from Key West, Florida. Kobee will have to travel across the mighty Atlantic Ocean and into the strong Gulf Stream current. Not only that - it's hurricane season! Can Kobee and his friends Tess and Pablo swim safely through a giant thunderstorm, a wild waterspout and a monster hurricane?" --
Publisher: Kobee Manatee
ISBN: 9780988326941
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"Kobee wants to surprise his sister, Kim, who lives in the Bahamas, on her birthday. But it won't be easy to get there from Key West, Florida. Kobee will have to travel across the mighty Atlantic Ocean and into the strong Gulf Stream current. Not only that - it's hurricane season! Can Kobee and his friends Tess and Pablo swim safely through a giant thunderstorm, a wild waterspout and a monster hurricane?" --
Manatee's Best Friend
Author: Sylvia Liu
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
ISBN: 1338662279
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 118
Book Description
Perfect for fans of Catherine Hapka -- a heart-warming story about a girl who must find her voice, with lots of manatee and dolphin fun along the way! Becca Wong Walker may be so shy that most people at school think she doesn't speak at all, but why should she care? She has more important things to worry about. Missy, the manatee who visits the dock in Becca's backyard, and Becca's only friend, hasn't been seen for a long time. When Missy finally does return, she has a new baby with her! Becca wants to be excited, but more than ever inconsiderate boaters are speeding through the river, putting the lives of Missy and her baby in terrible danger.One day, Becca spots a dolphin in the river too! By bonding over the dolphin and manatees, Becca finally starts to make friends at school. But when Becca takes a video that goes viral, it seems like it will be harder than ever to save the manatees... and trying might just tear Becca's new friendships apart.
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
ISBN: 1338662279
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 118
Book Description
Perfect for fans of Catherine Hapka -- a heart-warming story about a girl who must find her voice, with lots of manatee and dolphin fun along the way! Becca Wong Walker may be so shy that most people at school think she doesn't speak at all, but why should she care? She has more important things to worry about. Missy, the manatee who visits the dock in Becca's backyard, and Becca's only friend, hasn't been seen for a long time. When Missy finally does return, she has a new baby with her! Becca wants to be excited, but more than ever inconsiderate boaters are speeding through the river, putting the lives of Missy and her baby in terrible danger.One day, Becca spots a dolphin in the river too! By bonding over the dolphin and manatees, Becca finally starts to make friends at school. But when Becca takes a video that goes viral, it seems like it will be harder than ever to save the manatees... and trying might just tear Becca's new friendships apart.
Endangered and Threatened Animals of Florida and Their Habitats
Author: Chris Scott
Publisher: University of Texas Press
ISBN: 9780292705296
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 388
Book Description
"This fully illustrated book is a comprehensive, yet convenient and easy-to-understand guide to Florida's endangered and threatened animals and the habitats that support them. Chris Scott covers all 71 species, subspecies, or populations of mammals, birds, reptiles, fish, crustaceans, insects, corals, and mollusks. His species accounts describe each animal's listed status, identifying characteristics, historical and current distribution, biology, current threats, and conservation efforts.
Publisher: University of Texas Press
ISBN: 9780292705296
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 388
Book Description
"This fully illustrated book is a comprehensive, yet convenient and easy-to-understand guide to Florida's endangered and threatened animals and the habitats that support them. Chris Scott covers all 71 species, subspecies, or populations of mammals, birds, reptiles, fish, crustaceans, insects, corals, and mollusks. His species accounts describe each animal's listed status, identifying characteristics, historical and current distribution, biology, current threats, and conservation efforts.
The Florida Manatee
Author: Roger L. Reep
Publisher: University Press of Florida
ISBN: 0813072085
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 323
Book Description
From two scientists who have been at the forefront of manatee research for over three decades, The Florida Manatee offers an engaging, accessible introduction to manatee biology, including communication, diet, long-distance migration, and much more. This second edition is updated with new scientific research, as well as discussions of recent conservation efforts—largely driven by manatee injuries and deaths resulting from boat collisions—that have contributed to the robust growth of manatee numbers in Florida. It also includes the latest predictions for manatee populations and health in the future, both in Florida and worldwide. This is the perfect book for anyone seeking the most comprehensive, current information on this fascinating marine mammal.
Publisher: University Press of Florida
ISBN: 0813072085
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 323
Book Description
From two scientists who have been at the forefront of manatee research for over three decades, The Florida Manatee offers an engaging, accessible introduction to manatee biology, including communication, diet, long-distance migration, and much more. This second edition is updated with new scientific research, as well as discussions of recent conservation efforts—largely driven by manatee injuries and deaths resulting from boat collisions—that have contributed to the robust growth of manatee numbers in Florida. It also includes the latest predictions for manatee populations and health in the future, both in Florida and worldwide. This is the perfect book for anyone seeking the most comprehensive, current information on this fascinating marine mammal.