LEADER 00000pam 2200445 i 4500 003 DLC 005 20200629181144.0 008 180815s2019 maua j b 001 0 eng c 010 2018034813 020 9780544991484|q(hardcover) 040 NJQ/DLC|beng|erda|cNJQ|dDLC|dNjBwBT|dUtOrBLW 042 pcc 043 u-at-tm 082 04 599.2/7|223 092 |fJ|a599.27|bPAT 100 1 Patent, Dorothy Hinshaw,|eauthor. 245 10 Saving the Tasmanian devil :|bhow science is helping the world's largest marsupial carnivore survive /|cDorothy Hinshaw Patent. 264 1 Boston :|bHoughton Mifflin Harcourt,|c[2019] 300 79 pages :|bcolor illustrations ;|c24 x 29 cm. 336 text|2rdacontent 337 unmediated|2rdamedia 338 volume|2rdacarrier 500 Ages 10-12. 500 Grades 4 to 6. 500 NC1170L Lexile 504 Includes bibliographical references (pages 76-77) and index. 520 "In this addition to the critically acclaimed Scientist in the Field series, Dorothy Patent follows the scientists trying to put a stop to a gruesome disease before it's too late. Tasmanian devils are dying at an alarming rate from a type of tumor that appears to be contagious. What scientists are learning while researching the Tasmanian devil has potential to affect all animals, and even humans, as they learn more about how to prevent and hopefully eradicate certain genetic diseases."--|cProvided by publisher. 521 1 Ages 10-12. 521 2 Grades 4 to 6. 521 8 NC1170L|bLexile 650 0 Tasmanian devil|xDiseases|vJuvenile literature. 650 0 Epidemics|zAustralia|zTasmania|vJuvenile literature. 650 0 Tumors|vJuvenile literature. 650 0 Genetic disorders|vJuvenile literature. 650 0 Wildlife conservation|zAustralia|zTasmania|vJuvenile literature. 650 0 Wildlife rescue|zAustralia|zTasmania|vJuvenile literature. 651 0 Tasmania|vJuvenile literature. 830 0 Scientists in the field.
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