The Elephant Scientist (Scientists in the Field Series)- paperback

Author: O'Connell, Caitlin

Brand: Clarion

Edition: Reprint

Binding: paperback

Format: picture_book

Number Of Pages: 80

Release Date: 03-05-2016

Details: - 2012 Robert F.Sibert Informational Honor Book
- 2012 Boston Globe-Horn Book Nonfiction Honor Book
- ALA Notable Children's Book
- NSTA-CBC Outstanding Science TradeBook - 2012

In the sprawling African scrub desert of Etosha National Park, they call her "the mother of all elephants." Camouflaged and peering through binoculars, CaitlinO'Connell--the American scientist who traveled to Namibia to study African elephants in their natural habitat--could not believe what she was seeing. As the mighty matriarch scanned the horizon, the other elephants followed suit, stopping midstride and standing as still as statues. The observation would be one of many to guide O'Connell to a groundbreaking discovery.