Illustrator: The illustrations are photographs by Nic Bishop
Genre: Picture book- Non Fiction
Sub Genre: Science, informative
Theme: Science, Animals, Efforts to study animals, teamwork
Primary and Secondary Characters: Lisan Dabek, Sy Montgomery, Nic Bishop, and a whole crew of international and local explorers
Awards: Robert F. Sibert Honor Award
Date of Publication: 2006
Publishing Company: Houghton Mifflin Company
Summary of book:
This book is a non fiction story about a team of scientists who are on a mission to learn as much as possible about the tree kangaroo. The photography, by Nic Bishop, takes the reader into the kangaroo's actual habitat. The book shows the documentation of the teams trip to Papua New Guinea in search of this mysterious animal. The team's goal is to locate the creatures and fit them with radio collars to learn more about them. This book is a great book for adults, high school students, and young children. I would be able to use it in not only science class for all ages but also as a lesson to follow your dreams and ambitions. This book could be used to illustrate how to come up with a hypothesis and then follow out an experiment. It is a great example of this. It is a great non fiction book that can definitely hold a child's attention.
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