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Oct 11, 2010
Erica
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A fascinating book about the Snow Leopards of Mongolia and the scientist who attempts to track them. The Snow Leopard is a very elusive creature with the scientist who studies them only encountering a few in his lifetime.
Sy Montgomery and Nic Bishop are on an expedition with the scientist and you learn about the people of Mongolia and the rugged terrain in which they live. The photographs are amazing, as we've all come to expect from Nic Bishop.
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Sy Montgomery and Nic Bishop are on an expedition with the scientist and you learn about the people of Mongolia and the rugged terrain in which they live. The photographs are amazing, as we've all come to expect from Nic Bishop.
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Sep 08, 2009
Kathy
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Tom McCarthy has spent fifteen years studying endangered snow leopards, nearly invisible in their desert habitat and so elusive that although this expedition found plenty of scat in the high rocky scree in the mountains of Mongolia, where they searched, they never did see a leopard. Montgomery and Bishop, experienced science travelers, document their trek with terrific photographs and great descriptions of their companions, their challenging climbs, and their generous welcome by Mongolian hosts.
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Jun 11, 2011
Joan
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I have to agree with another reviewer, Loree, about my favorite quote from the book: "Protecting an animal is like loving someone. It’s not something you do and then finish. It’s a long-term promise, honored over and over, one step at a time.” I don't know how Montgomery and Bishop manage all these trips and turn out such gorgeous books, over and over again. When you think of all the background work involved, some of which was mentioned here, it is just amazing. Both Montgomery and Bishop w
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Oct 16, 2009
Lisa
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I loved this book. It had gorgeous photos, an engaging story about the expedition to count snow leopards, fascinating cultural details about Mongolia, and it portrayed Tom McCarthy's life-changing passion for snow leopards. Nobody on this expedition saw a wild snow leopard the whole trip, which was incredible given how hard they worked and how much they endured! I like Nic Bishop's comment: "I love that some things in nature will always remain mysterious and unseen. Just knowing that they a
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Apr 06, 2010
Loree
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My kids like to joke that I could never write the sorts of books Sy Montgomery writes … and they may be right. SNAKE SCIENTIST? Um, no thanks. TARANTULA SCIENTIST? I don’t exactly love hairy spiders. QUEST FOR THE TREE KANGAROO? I thought so for a moment or two, but then I noticed a blood-sucking cloud forest leech attached to a human arm, quite possibly the author's human arm, in the first chapter. I’m out.
I’m a different sort of adventurer, I guess.
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I’m a different sort of adventurer, I guess.
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Oct 11, 2010
Erica -
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A fascinating book about the Snow Leopards of Mongolia and the scientist who attempts to track them. The Snow Leopard is a very elusive creature with the scientist who studies them only encountering a few in his lifetime.
Sy Montgomery and Nic Bishop are on an expedition with the scientist and you learn about the people of Mongolia and the rugged terrain in which they live. The photographs are amazing, as we've all come to expect from Nic Bishop.
Definitely for kids who love real life adventure s More...
Sy Montgomery and Nic Bishop are on an expedition with the scientist and you learn about the people of Mongolia and the rugged terrain in which they live. The photographs are amazing, as we've all come to expect from Nic Bishop.
Definitely for kids who love real life adventure s More...
May 26, 2010
Raina
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The Scientists in the Field series profiles scientists working in areas from astronomy to wildlife forensics. This volume in the series features Tom McCarthy, “the blue-eyed, bearded conservation director of the Seattle-based Snow Leopard Trust.” The writer and photographer for the book take readers on a trip with McCarthy to the Altai Mountains in Mongolia, where he studies the native snow leopards. The book is full of full-color photographs and illustrations, with sidebars on various aspect
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Dec 11, 2009
Phoebe
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Nic Bishop and Sy Montgomery are superstars in the world of children's science nonfiction. Stunning photography and readable text combine to produce quite an impressive package in this adventure about trying to find one of the world's most elusive creatures. Also includes some fascinating details about Mongolian life (the author shares in an afterword that he is a vegetarian, and found it a challenge to visit a culture in which only animals eat leaves--salad is unheard of).
Jan 21, 2010
Ms. Eldred
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The fascinating story of snow leopards--so elusive that even the Mongolians who share their habitat rarely see them. Sy Montgomery has written a number of books about unusual animals (pink dolphins of the amazon for example) and he has a way of making readers feel they too took the journey, drank tea in a hut, hiked through a jungle, or rode bumpy trails in an old truck in search of some special, rare creature worth knowing more intimately.
Nov 21, 2010
Dolly
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This book took us a long time to read, as we'd only read a couple of pages each night. The chapters are very short, but there's a lot of information on each page. Maybe too much. The pictures are amazing, as is the story of this elusive animal. As expected, our girls had a big giggle at the bit about biologists being "professors of poop." The story ended a bit abruptly, though, with an unsatisfactory follow-up of the status of the research. It was as though the ending was a rushe
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Apr 12, 2010
Sandra
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A look at how a scientist works to conserve endangered species is accompanied by intriguing stories and photographs of the habitat of snow leopards. Tom McCarthy’s trips to Mongolia and the Gobi Desert will engage readers interested in knowing more about snow leopards, endangered animals or the lifestyles of the inhabitants of Mongolia
Sep 04, 2010
Chris
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I really enjoyed this look into yet another of Earth's rapidly disappearing animal species--the beautiful and elusive snow leopard. I loved how this book was constructed--chapters and side boxes describing preparation for the Mogolian journey, people met along the way, members of the team, various snow leopards, and aspects of Mongolian customs, history, and life. The photos were great and reading this book made me feel as if I was right there along with the other reseachers on their trip to t
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Jun 01, 2010
Chrissy
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Another of Sy Montgomery's excellent science books for children focused on an incredible scientist trying to save a fascinating animal in an exotic location. Hard to find anything bad about it.
Dec 26, 2009
Abby
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Another great entry in the Scientists in the Field series, Saving the Ghost of the Mountain takes the reader along on an expedition to study snow leopards in the deserts of Mongolia. Information about Mongolian people and culture are interspersed with information about the rare, endangered snow leopards and efforts to protect the species.
Recommended for fans of the series and for kids interested in adventure and animals. Pair this title with Horse Song: The Naadam of Mongolia by Ted More...
Recommended for fans of the series and for kids interested in adventure and animals. Pair this title with Horse Song: The Naadam of Mongolia by Ted More...
Nov 10, 2010
Alexa
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Great view of what real scientists do (which can be boring), like other books in The Scientists in the Field series. A lot of cultural information about Mongolia provided as well.
Feb 08, 2010
Jason
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Lots of information about field biologists who study snow leopards in Mongolia to try and get a count of how many there are to help conservation efforts.
May 07, 2010
Ellen
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I loved this book. It is beautiful, funny and shows a window into a different world--Mongolia. It is written for kids.
Aug 12, 2010
Samantha
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MSBA Nominee 2010-2011
Snow leopards? Mongolia? What could be better?
Snow leopards? Mongolia? What could be better?
Apr 10, 2010
Marguarite
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Photography by Nic Bishop...interesting story about snow leopards in Mongolia
Feb 25, 2010
Kathyred
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Booktalk to 5th graders interested in adventure fiction like Gary Paulsen
Sep 24, 2011
Carly
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This is such a wonderful book because it gives so much fantastic information not only about snow leopards, but about the areas that they live in and the people who live nearby as well. This organization has so many amazing programs in place to help educate the people in these areas about snow leopards and how to help preserve them. I have learned so much and am I so grateful for the people in the Snow Leopard Trust who put so much effort into education and awareness of this majestic animal!
Feb 01, 2010
Beth
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Moderately interesting story; good sidebars on bits of Mongolian history and culture (Genghis Khan!). Great photos.
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