Chasing Bats and Tracking Rats

Name: Chasing Bats and Tracking Rats
Brand: Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand
SKU: 9781773215389
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Urban Ecology, Community Science, and How We Share Our Cities

By Cylita Guy

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In Chasing Bats and Tracking Rats, Cylita Guy takes young readers on a thrilling journey into the world of urban ecology. The book follows scientists as they explore cityscapes to study wildlife, uncovering the fascinating ways creatures thrive in urban environments. Through engaging storytelling and fun illustrations, children learn about scientific methods and the importance of biodiversity in cities.
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You might enjoy this book if you're a young reader curious about wildlife and science, as it takes you on an adventure with real scientists who investigate the natural world. With engaging stories about bats and rats, it offers a fun way to learn about nature, wildlife conservation, and the exciting world of field research.

Description

Gripping narrative non-fiction with STEM and social justice themes that proves cities can be surprisingly wild places—and why understanding urban nature matters.

What can city bees tell us about climate change? How are we changing coyote behaviour? And what the heck is a science bike? Featuring the work of a diverse group of eleven scientists—herself included!—Dr. Cylita Guy shows how studying urban wildlife can help us make cities around the world healthier for all of their inhabitants.

In the process, Guy reveals how social injustices like racism can affect not only how scientists study city wildlife, but also where urban critters are likelier to thrive. Sidebars include intriguing animal facts and the often-wacky tools used by urban ecologists, from a ratmobile to a bug vacuum.

Cornelia Li's engaging illustrations bring the scientists' fieldwork adventures to life, while urban ecology challenges encourage readers to look for signs of wildlife in their own neighbourhoods.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781773215389

Publisher: Annick Press Ltd

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 13 January 2022

Country: Canada

Imprint: Annick Press Ltd

Illustration: Color, throughout

Contributors:

Illustrated by Cornelia Li

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Width: 190.0mm

Height: 234.0mm

Weight: 300g

Pages: 108

Collections

Children's Books Children’s & Teenage Non-Fiction Children’s, Teenage and Educational Cylita Guy

About the Author

CYLITA GUY, PhD is a Toronto-based ecologist, data scientist, and science communicator who studies bats. In her downtime, you can find your friendly neighborhood batgirl chasing her next big outdoor adventure.

CORNELIA LI is a Chinese-born illustrator based in Toronto. She is intrigued by narrative weaved into daily interactions between people and their surroundings and sets out to capture this relationship by externalizing ideas and emotions into visual elements.