{"product_id":"3-weeks-in-the-rainforest-isbn-9781623543167","title":"3 Weeks in the Rainforest","description":"\u003cb\u003eA women-led team of scientists protect the Amazon rainforest from destruction as readers get a firsthand account of real-life fieldwork in action.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eA compelling, nonfiction, photo-illustrated STEM read for 8-12-year-olds who aspire to be future scientists, environmentalists, and conservationists!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOver 22 years, a team of scientists from the Field Museum in Chicago has helped conserve 28.9 million acres of the Amazon rainforest. Follow the team as they race to gather data over three precious weeks in the field.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDuring rapid inventory, information is gathered in two ways:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eBiologists trek through mud and rain and count every animal and plant they see, recording everything that flies, swims, crawls, slithers, or walks. They then look at key plant and animal groups to assess the health of the ecosystem.\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eSocial scientists visit villages, speaking with local people about their desires and goals for the land, as each community has developed its own way of taking care of its environment.\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe team then makes a compelling, evidence-based case for conservation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDeveloped in partnership with the Field Museum, this action-packed book focuses on Rapid Inventory 30, which is conducted in Colombia with the help of local and Indigenous scientists and community members.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePhotographs from the scientists themselves give readers a glimpse into real-life fieldwork in the Amazon that will captivate STEM readers and the next generation of scientists.♦ Can’t travel to study a rainforest? Read the next best thing.\u003cbr\u003eThis exceptionally vivid account of field science in the Andes-Amazon region is also a sensitive appreciation of the role of local communities in planning conservation of their land. Swanson doesn’t underplay the threats facing this ecosystem, but she also offers hope as she explains the work of Chicago’s Field Museum. For 20 years, the museum has sent groups of scientists who, coordinating with local experts and inhabitants, conduct inventories of the area, collecting information on the wildlife and people living there; the book focuses on the inventory conducted in 2018. A map shows the destination; chapters detail the activities of the six sub-groups of scientists surveying biology, fish, plants, reptiles and amphibians, birds, and human communities. Swanson details what’s involved with selecting the four study sites, including getting there, preparing campsites, and hauling supplies, followed by accounts of long and arduous but thrilling days of “catching, counting, and photographing” while avoiding natural and human-caused dangers. She provides specific information about the study and each site; writing in an unpretentious, conversational style, she describes how scientists preserve botanical samples, catalogue specimens, and more. Spectacular color photos of specimen close-ups, scientists and community members, and the gorgeous setting will spark excitement. Swanson’s conclusions about future preservation of the Amazon are optimistic but not unrealistic. \u003cbr\u003eRich in detail, lively, and enthralling. \u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003cb\u003eJennifer Swanson\u003c\/b\u003e is a former middle-school science teacher and the award-winning author of more than fifty-five nonfiction books for children, including \u003ci\u003eSuper Gear: Nanotechnology and Sports Team Up\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eBrain Games\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eFootprints Across the Planet\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Atlas Obscura: Explorer's Guide to Inventing the World\u003c\/i\u003e. An accomplished and dynamic speaker, Jennifer has presented at national NSTA conferences, the World Science Festival, and the Library of Congress’s National Book Festival. She is also the creator and co-host of the award-winning \u003ci\u003eSolve It! Science Podcast for Kids\u003c\/i\u003e.","brand":"Charlesbridge","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48232870117605,"sku":"NP9781623543167","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781623543167.jpg?v=1767720221","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/3-weeks-in-the-rainforest-isbn-9781623543167","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}