The Case of the Mummified Pigs

By Susan E. Quinlan

Book Overview

Naturalist and wildlife biologist Sue Quinlan explores fourteen ecological mysteries: Why would a herd of reindeer suddenly disappear? How could a bird's tail feathers change color? And what would... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1878093827
• ISBN13: 9781878093820
• Release Date: March 1995
• Publisher: Boyds Mills Press
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.7" x 9.6"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Kindergarten to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

A complex topic introduced with simplicity

By presenting 14 different cases, Quinlan demonstrates theinterconnectedness of life in a biome or habitat. Outstanding softpencil drawings illustrate animal and plant species referred to in the text. I'd love to buy a class set for fourth graders to study in a nature/life science unit. What a great place to begin learning about ecology ... mummified pigs, reindeer skeletons, missing hares, trees that won't grow!