Author: Suzanne Tate
Publisher: Nags Head Art, Inc.
ISBN: 9780961634490
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32

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A story about a mother manatee and her calf.

Author: Natalie Pritchard
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781527228269
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Author: Craig Pittman
Publisher: University Press of Florida
ISBN: 0813047072
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 643

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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.

Author: John Lithgow
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0689854528
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36

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From time to time I dream, that I'm a manatee, undulating underneath the sea.

Author: Roger L. Reep
Publisher: University Press of Florida
ISBN: 0813072085
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 323

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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.

Author: Christoper Straub
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780692258217
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 40

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Albert the Confused Manatee is a story about one animal's quest to figure out what kind of animal he is. With the help of 15 undersea friends Albert learns about what he has in common with other animals as well as makes him different. Ideal for ages 3-5.

Author: Evan Griffith
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0063094932
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 288

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In this poignant middle grade contemporary debut that New York Times bestselling author Katherine Applegate calls “by turns heartbreaking and heart-healing,” Evan Griffith beautifully captures all the tenderness and uncertainty that come with caring for family, friends, and the natural world. Peter and his best friend, Tommy, have a goal for their last summer before middle school: finish their Discovery Journal, a catalog of the wildlife around their Florida town. When they spot a manatee in a canal, Peter knows they’ve found something special—and when the manatee is injured by a boat, something to protect! As Peter joins the fight to save Florida manatees, he also finds himself taking care of his ailing grandfather and facing an unwelcome surprise that jeopardizes his friendship with Tommy. Soon Peter is adrift, navigating shifting tides and realizing that he has as much to discover about himself as he does about the world around him.

Author: Monica Narsiff
Publisher: Independently Published
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 90

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You would think being a manatee would be easy, not for Murphy. A young orphaned manatee severely injured is being sought by all the animals in Ding Darling Wildlife Refuge. Unfortunately, Timmy Two-Tails and Daisy, being on the east coast of Florida can't be there to help all their friends in the search. But they do have Ellis, an exceptional boy that can communicate with animals helping, along with Ranger Kathy and a team of marine biologists. Come on the adventure as all the animals, land, sea, and air search frantically to save this young manatee's life.

Author: Jim Arnosky
Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 9780399241703
Category : Manatees
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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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.

Author: Cynthia DeFelice
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
ISBN: 1466893591
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 125

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A tribute to Florida, fishing, and family, Cynthia DeFelice's The Missing Manatee is "Sure to hook readers." -Booklist All Skeet Waters wants is to catch a big, beautiful tarpon on his fly rod - and to keep everything else in his life in Florida the way it's always been. But on his spring break from school, Skeet overhears his mother telling his father to move out permanently. Then, while riding in his boat to escape his parents' troubles, he discovers a manatee that's been shot in the head. Skeet puts aside his search for the manatee and its killer when Dirty Dan the Tarpon Man offers to take him out to catch his first tarpon on a fly. Because of Dan, Skeet begins to unravel the mysteries surrounding the manatee's apparent murder and his parents' dissolving marriage. Skeet discovers that life is a lot like tarpon fishing, in which you can't look just at the surface of the water - you have to look through it, at what lies beneath. The Missing Manatee was nominated for the Edgar Award for Best Juvenile Mystery