Download or read book Manatees written by Mary Unterbrink and published by . This book was released on 1984-06 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How we can help save this 60 million year old mammal from extinction.
Download or read book I m a Manatee written by John Lithgow and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2007-05-22 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From time to time I dream, that I'm a manatee, undulating underneath the sea.
Download or read book In the Company of Manatees written by Barbara Sleeper and published by Three Rivers Press (CA). This book was released on 2000 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first illustrated book the present the natural history of these friendly, gentle marine mammals and to make an impassioned plea for saving the manatee from imminent extinction. Illustrated with over 175 full-colour photographs, it is published with the hope of deepening an appreciation of the manatees and the plight of these magnificent sea creatures which are the frequent victims of harassment, poaching and violence from humans. Only 3,000 manatees remain in the world today, mostly off the coast of Florida.
Download or read book All about Manatees written by Jim Arnosky and published by Scholastic Nonfiction. This book was released on 2008 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides information about manatees, where they live, what they eat, how they breathe, the dangers to manatees and how they are being protected.
Download or read book This Is a Sea Cow written by Cassandra Federman and published by Albert Whitman & Company. This book was released on 2019-09-01 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 2021 Redbud Read-Aloud Book Award Masterlist Writing a school report on sea cows? You might ask this sea cow what SHE thinks! When an imaginative second-grader writes a school report about sea cows, the subject is not happy with her portrayal. Sea Cow—or Manatee, as she prefers to be called—comes to life on the pages of the report and decides to defend herself against unflattering comparisons to set the record straight with fascinating facts about manatees.
Download or read book Manatee Summer written by Evan Griffith and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2022-06-28 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this poignant middle grade contemporary debut that New York Times bestselling author Katherine Applegate calls “by turns heartbreaking and heart-healing,” Evan Griffith beautifully captures all the tenderness and uncertainty that come with caring for family, friends, and the natural world. Peter and his best friend, Tommy, have a goal for their last summer before middle school: finish their Discovery Journal, a catalog of the wildlife around their Florida town. When they spot a manatee in a canal, Peter knows they’ve found something special—and when the manatee is injured by a boat, something to protect! As Peter joins the fight to save Florida manatees, he also finds himself taking care of his ailing grandfather and facing an unwelcome surprise that jeopardizes his friendship with Tommy. Soon Peter is adrift, navigating shifting tides and realizing that he has as much to discover about himself as he does about the world around him.
Download or read book Manatee Blues written by Laurie Halse Anderson and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2008-02-28 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dr. Mac has brought Brenna, Maggie, and Zoe to Florida to visit her friend Gretchen, a marine biologist who runs a manatee rescue center that’s in desperate need of money. Brenna’s immediately drawn to the endangered, gentle giants, and wants to do whatever she can to help them—and the center. But is she causing trouble where she wants to help?
Download or read book A Manatee Christmas written by and published by . This book was released on 2007-10 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Written to the cadence of 'Twas the night before Christmas, the story depicts the everyday plight and dangers the Florida manatees must endure to survive"--Page 4 of cover.
Download or read book Manatees written by Deborah Coldiron and published by ABDO Publishing Company. This book was released on 2008-09-01 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Engaging text highlights the life cycle of manatees, from birth through adulthood. This book's easy-to-read text and full-color photographs bring this animal's world to life, introducing readers to the manatee's diet, habitat, and enemies and threats. Manatee size, body description, and family are also discussed. A diagram helps readers identify body parts, from its mouth to its tail. Fast Facts are great for reports, while Fascinating Facts expand readers' knowledge of manatees. Bold glossary words and an index enhance reader comprehension. Buddy Books is an imprint of ABDO Publishing Company.
Download or read book Manatee written by and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Dancing with Manatees written by Faith McNulty and published by Scholastic Professional Books. This book was released on 1998-09-01 with total page 17 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Saving Manatees written by Stephen R. Swinburne and published by Boyds Mills Press. This book was released on 2006 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An introduction to the slow-moving, water-loving, plant-eating gentle giant called the manatee.
Download or read book The Florida Manatee written by Roger L. Reep and published by University Press of Florida. This book was released on 2021-04-14 with total page 323 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From two scientists who have been at the forefront of manatee research for over three decades, The Florida Manatee offers an engaging, accessible introduction to manatee biology, including communication, diet, long-distance migration, and much more. This second edition is updated with new scientific research, as well as discussions of recent conservation efforts—largely driven by manatee injuries and deaths resulting from boat collisions—that have contributed to the robust growth of manatee numbers in Florida. It also includes the latest predictions for manatee populations and health in the future, both in Florida and worldwide. This is the perfect book for anyone seeking the most comprehensive, current information on this fascinating marine mammal.
Download or read book Manatees written by and published by Lerner Publications. This book was released on 1998-01-01 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes the physical characteristics, behavior, habitat and endangered status of this gentle sea animal that is a relative of the elephant.
Download or read book Ecology and Conservation of the Sirenia written by Helene Marsh and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2011-12 with total page 543 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A synthesis of the ecological and related knowledge pertinent to understanding the biology and conservation of dugongs and manatees.
Download or read book Sam the Sea Cow written by Francine Jacobs and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 1992-05-01 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Follows the adventures of a manatee, or sea cow, from birth till after he leaves his mother.
Download or read book Slow Down for Manatees written by Jim Arnosky and published by G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Injured by a passing motorboat, a pregnant manatee is rescued and taken to an aquarium to recover and have her baby in a safe environment.
