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Dellarobia Turnbow is a discontent farm wife engaging in a flirtatious relationship with a younger man when she discovers an unusual fire in a forested valley behind her house. This curiosity causes a stir in the scientific and local communities, garnering a great deal of media attention and leads to Dellarobia confronting and questioning everything she thought she believed in.
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"Rosalind Franklin knows if she just takes one more X-ray picture - one more after thousands - she can unlock the building blocks of life. Never again will she have to listen to her colleagues complain about her, especially Maurice Wilkins who'd rather conspire about genetics with James Watson and Francis Crick than work alongside her. Then it finally happens - the double helix structure of DNA reveals itself to her with perfect clarity. But what...
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Wilder brothers romances volume 3
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"To Harley Stephens, the landscape around Wishful, California, is exhilarating, untamed, and more than a little dangerous...The same could be said for T.J. Wilder, who's invited himself along on her trek to study a rare coyote. He's the perfect package of breathtaking adventure and excitement. But Harley's career is riding on this trip, and she doesn't need a stubborn, incredibly sexy distraction tagging alomg. For T.J., Harley is the one woman he's...
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2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
770L
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A biography of the scientist known as the "Shark Lady," reveals how she turned a childhood passion into her life's work, devoting herself to studying sharks and educating the public on the graceful, clever sea creatures.
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Sylvia Earle was only age three when she fell in love with the ocean. She dedicated her life to exploring it, studying it, and educating others about ocean conservation. As a professional female scientist whose career began in the 1960s, she faced obstacles and discrimination due to her gender. Nevertheless, this oceanographer, marine botanist, ecologist, aquanaut, and writer rose to the top of her field. This insightful volume highlights the compelling...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.8 - AR Pts: 7
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1220L
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"Follow the remarkable journey of Jeanne Villepreux-Power from her childhood in a small French village to her life as a naturalist in nineteenth century Messina, Sicily, where she conducted groundbreaking research and invented aquariums" --
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780L
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Can one girl's questions change the world? Women in Biology follows a conversation between an inquisitive young girl, who wonders what living things are made of, and a scientifically astute narrator, whose answers are both accurate and approachable to a young mind. In this way, learning the basics of biology becomes a natural outcome of enjoying the story. Designed to motivate girls to learn more about living things and see how one person can change...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 1
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920L
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This book takes an engaging look at the work of ground-breaking conservationist, Sylvia Earle, and her work to protect oceans and ocean life. It covers Earle's inspiration, her methods, findings, and the impact of her work.
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1000L
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What's it like to work underwater? Readers ages 9 through 12 explore marine biology and meet three women currently working in the science. Readers also learn about women who have served as trailblazers in marine biology and ecology, and explore career opportunities in this fascinating field. -- Publisher.
13) Fly by night
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"On the same day Greek American marine biologist Amelia Drakos receives word that funding for her beloved Seahorse Laboratory has been cut, she discovers that her deceased father had lived a secret life. With foreclosure and unemployment looming, as well as the fallout from a brief, confusing love affair, Amelia reluctantly becomes curator for Minnesota's Mall of America Sea Life Aquarium. At the same time, a string of perplexing e-mails from someone...
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IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
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In this title, examine the life of courageous environmentalist and author of Silent Spring, Rachel Carson. Readers will enjoy digging into Carson's personal story, beginning with her childhood writing stories and exploring the Allegheny River near her home in Pennsylvania. Students can trace Carson's success, from her education at PCW and Woods Hole to her roles with the Bureau of Fisheries and the FWS, before her writing career took hold. Engaging...
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"A combination of Henry David Thoreau and Jane Goodall, Carol [Ruckdeschel] is a self-taught scientist who has become a tireless defender of sea turtles on Cumberland Island, a national park off the coast of Georgia ... In recent years, Carnegie heirs and the National Park Service have clashed with Carol over the island's future. What happens when a dirt-poor naturalist with only a high-school diploma tries to stop one of the wealthiest families in...
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"For Mireya Mayor, even as a young child whose house was filed with cats, dogs, rabbits, birds, a chicken, and a snapping turtle, nothing was quite wild enough. Older, she traded her pom-poms as a cheerleader for the National Football League for the swamps of the South American jungle. The first woman wildlife TV reporter for National Geographic, she traveled the world, but things still weren't quite wild enough. It was only when Mireya went to Madagascar...
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