Can whales communicate across miles of vast ocean? Can elephants talk to one another with sounds we can not hear? Can birdss half the fun.This book...
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Nov 29, 2011
Ashley
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1. Informational
2. Follow three Bioacoustician scientists (Christopher (whale listener), Katy (elephant sound expert) and Bill(bird call decoder)) as they learn from animal communication, specifically from whale songs, bird calls, and elephant calls and search for a way to promote conservationism. Learn how whale's communicate across hundreds of miles of dense ocean and about a secret elephant language. This book celebrates science and discovery and teaches readers there is more to animal More...
2. Follow three Bioacoustician scientists (Christopher (whale listener), Katy (elephant sound expert) and Bill(bird call decoder)) as they learn from animal communication, specifically from whale songs, bird calls, and elephant calls and search for a way to promote conservationism. Learn how whale's communicate across hundreds of miles of dense ocean and about a secret elephant language. This book celebrates science and discovery and teaches readers there is more to animal More...
Nov 07, 2011
Wendy
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Genre: Children’s, Informational
Summary:
Through the lens of three individual scientists, the study of sounds and the different applications for technology and research regarding them is explored in depth within this single text. The three main areas of focus are whale song, elephant calls, and bird calls with the common thread in each the use of technology to record and learn from each.
Each section highlights the history, work, and habits of the scientist More...
Summary:
Through the lens of three individual scientists, the study of sounds and the different applications for technology and research regarding them is explored in depth within this single text. The three main areas of focus are whale song, elephant calls, and bird calls with the common thread in each the use of technology to record and learn from each.
Each section highlights the history, work, and habits of the scientist More...
Jan 05, 2012
Amber
rated it:
Genre: Junior Book- Informational
Summary: Three acoustic biologists’ work is studied all over the world. The first is Christopher Clark who studied whale sounds, next they followed Katy Payne to Africa to study elephant noises in the rain forest, and finally Bill Evans’ study of birds was discussed. What seems like a boring textbook, reads like an interesting newspaper article including pictures and direct quotes from the scientists.
Critique
The highlight of this book is that it a More...
Summary: Three acoustic biologists’ work is studied all over the world. The first is Christopher Clark who studied whale sounds, next they followed Katy Payne to Africa to study elephant noises in the rain forest, and finally Bill Evans’ study of birds was discussed. What seems like a boring textbook, reads like an interesting newspaper article including pictures and direct quotes from the scientists.
Critique
The highlight of this book is that it a More...
Mar 30, 2010
Carol
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Pretty interesting book about animal sounds, including ones that humans can't hear.
Oct 06, 2008
Abby
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You probably knew that whales sing songs, but did you know that elephants communicate with noises below the range of human hearing? Bioacousticians study the sounds that animals make and apply the information to conservation efforts. This is an interesting book about an unusual topic and will appeal to middle grade animal lovers.
