Discovering Marine Mammals - Softcover

Nancy Field; Sally Machlis

9780941042062: Discovering Marine Mammals

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0941042065 ISBN 13: 9780941042062

Publisher: Dog Eared Pub, 2003

Dive in and meet whales, dolphins, porpoises, seals, sea otters, and manatees with fun activities. Discovering Marine Mammals focuses on the world of sea mammals. Children have a whale of a good time finding out about interesting behaviors, ecological relationships and environmental challenges. Now includes a full colored sheet of 32 realistic marine mammal stickers.

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From the Back Cover:

Dog-Eared Publications are excellent curriculum 'partners.' Discovering Marine Mammals provides content and a variety of activities that easily correlate into the curriculum. Short reading passages supplement the traditional reading program." (Sally DeRoo, Instructor, Division of Continuing Education, Eastern Michigan University)

About the Author:

Nancy Field has BS in biology and science education from the Univ. of Wisconsin and an MS in wildlife biology from South Dakota State Univ. She has been certified by the Wildlife Society as an associate wildlife biologist. Since co-organizing the first Earth Day at South Dakota State University in 1970, she has aimed to help children develop a love for nature and an environmental ethic. She is the author of twelve interactive nature books for children, several best sellers. Over 80,000 copies of Discovering Endangered Species have been sold since 1990. She has taught at the junior high, senior high and several colleges, including Bellevue Community College, Bellevue, Wash, Western Oregon State College, Monmouth, Oregon and Oregon State University, Corvallis, Or. She has taught college classes on the principles of biology and environmental education to future elementary teachers. She is the mother of three and the grandmother of two young children. She lives in Middleton,Wisconsin where her husband is a professor in forestry. Nancy Field's other titles are Ancient Forests, Discovering Earthquakes, Discovering Endangered Species, Discovering Mount Rainier, Discovering Salmon, Discovering Volcanoes, Discovering Wolves, Discovery Book for the Seattle Aquarium, Leapfrogging Through Wetlands, and Northwest Trek Book.

Sally Machlis is an assistant professor of art and art education at the University of Idaho. She exhibits her mixed media collages and paintings nationally. She lives in Moscow, Idaho with her husband Gary, a professor in forest resources. She is the parent of two daughters. Sally Machlis' other titles are Discovering Endangered Species, Discovering Crater Lake, Discovering Mount Rainier, Discovering Salmon, Discovering Volcanoes, Discovery Book for the Seattle Aquarium' and Northwest Trek Book.

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