The River That Wolves Moved
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The River That Wolves Moved by Mary Kay Carson
Long before its establishment as a national park in 1872, Yellowstone was home to the gray wolf, as well as other large predators. But the relationship between human and wolf has always been a tense and complicated one. Predator control programs were developed and, by the mid-1900s, wolves had almost been entirely eliminated from the region and even the lower United States. The removal of even one strand of an ecosystem's complex web can have a ripple effect, though. Using the structure of The House that Jack Built, science writer Mary Kay Carson shows the interconnectedness of the wildlife that lives in a place and how the presence (or absence) of a single species can impact an ecosystem so that the physical landscape itself is altered. Engaging text and colorful detailed artwork make the natural science understandable and accessible to young readers. With so many of Earth's ecosystems under threat by climate change, pollution, and loss of habitat, this is a critical and timely topic. Back matter includes information on the Yellowstone region during the wolves' absence and after their reintroduction.Mary Kay Carson has written over fifty books for children and teenagers about wildlife, space, weather, ecology, and history. She began her writing career working for the school magazine SuperScience after studying biology in college and serving in the Peace Corps. Her books have received a slew of starred reviews and accolades, including the 2019 AAAS/Subaru SB&F Award for Excellence in Science Books, which she won for Alexander Graham Bell for Kids. She's written six books in HMH's popular Scientists in the Field series, including The Bat Scientists, which was named an ALA 2011 Outstanding Children's Books for Middle Readers, and The Tornado Scientist, which was selected as a State Library of Ohio Choose To Read Ohio (CTRO) title for 2021-22. She and her husband reside near a century-old house in Cincinnati, Ohio, surrounded by urban greenspace, deer, raptors, woodchucks, and songbirds. www.marykaycarson.com is a website dedicated to Mary Kay Carson.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781534111202 |
| ISBN 10 | 1534111204 |
| Title | The River That Wolves Moved |
| Author | Mary Kay Carson |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Sleeping Bear Press |
| Year published | 2022-09-15 |
| Number of pages | 32 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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