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Extreme Scientists Exploring Nature's Mysteries from Perilous Places - Scientists in the Field Series Author: Donna M. Jackson Scientists in the Field .s.s. to the extreme! — When Paul Flaherty goes to work, he climbs into a four-engine WP-3D Orion turboprop plane and heads directly into the eye of a hurricane. Miles below, Hazel Barton’s job in microbiology takes her to the depths of the world’s most treacherous caves. And on the other side of the topsoil, way, way ...  more »above the forest floor, Stephen Sillett passes his days (and sometimes his nights) in the canopies of the tallest trees on earth. Welcome to the work—and worlds—of extreme scientists. From hurricanes to caves to the crowns of towering redwoods, these scientists battle some of the earth’s most intense conditions in order to save lives, preserve species, and help us to better understand the way our planet works.  « less Post This Book Login | Register ISBN-13: 9780618777068 ISBN-10: 0618777067 Publication Date: 5/4/2009 Pages: 80 Reading Level: Ages 9-12 Rating: Currently 0/5 Stars.   ? 0 stars, based on 0 rating Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Books for Children Book Type: Hardcover Members Wishing: 4 Reviews: Amazon | Write a Review

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