EXTINCTION: WHAT HAPPENED TO THE DINOSAURS, MASTODONS, AND DODO BIRDS? WITH 25 PROJECTS
Book ID/图书代码： 12580018C00099
English Summary/英文概要： Have you seen a dodo bird recently? Do you have mastodons playing in your back yard? Not likely―these species are both extinct, which means the entire population has died out. More than 99 percent of all species, or about 5 billion, have gone extinct since life first formed on Earth 4.5 billion years ago. Some of those species went extinct at the same time in an event know as a mass extinction.
What type of event could cause such a massive die off? This is a question that scientists have asked for decades as they explore the causes of extinction. In Extinction: What Happened to the Dinosaurs, Mastodons, and Dodo Birds? readers ages 9 to 12 learn about the scientific investigative work necessary to answer these questions and find the culprit behind mass extinctions. Follow the scientists as they look at all potential reasons for extinction, including asteroid impacts, massive volcanic eruptions, excessive gases in the atmosphere, climate change, and more.
Where do scientists find clues to help them answer their questions? In rocks―scientists travel the globe to excavate the evidence. They look for fossils that might tell them what lived before an extinction and what lived after. They also examine the chemical elements in rocks at the boundaries between geologic eras, as well as the structure of rocks. As they follow the evidence, the pieces of the puzzle come together to form a clearer picture of events that happened millions of years ago, whether it’s an asteroid strike or a massive volcanic eruption.
Extinction is not just a thing of the past. It is happening right now, at a higher rate than is typical. Because of this, there is debate about whether or not the presence of humans on Earth is having the same effect as an asteroid strike or a massive volcanic eruption. Are we currently experiencing the sixth mass extinction? And if so, what are the causes? Can we stop it?
Extinction: What Happened to the Dinosaurs, Mastodons, and Dodo Birds? includes hands-on activities and critical thinking exercises to encourage readers to consider humans’ role in the current extinction, what we can learn from past extinction events, and how they can be part of efforts to prevent extinction. Hands-on activities, a fun narrative style, interesting facts, species spotlights, and links to primary sources combine to bring the subject of extinction to life in a fun and engaging way.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 你最近见过渡渡鸟吗?你的后院有乳齿象吗?不太可能——这些物种都灭绝了，这意味着整个种群都灭绝了。自从45亿年前地球上首次形成生命以来，超过99%的物种(约50亿)已经灭绝。其中一些物种在一场被认为是大规模灭绝的事件中灭绝了。
什么类型的事件会导致如此大规模的死亡?这是科学家们几十年来一直在探索灭绝的原因。灭绝:恐龙、乳齿象和渡渡鸟发生了什么?9到12岁的读者了解了回答这些问题所需的科学调查工作，并找到了大规模灭绝背后的罪魁祸首。跟随科学家们观察所有潜在的灭绝原因，包括小行星撞击、大规模火山爆发、大气中过量的气体、气候变化等等。
科学家们在哪里找到帮助他们回答问题的线索?在岩石中，科学家们环游地球去挖掘证据。他们寻找的化石可能会告诉他们在灭绝之前的生活以及之后的生活。他们还研究了地质年代之间岩石的化学元素，以及岩石的结构。当他们追踪证据的时候，拼图的碎片聚集在一起，形成了一个更清晰的图片，这些事件发生在数百万年前，无论是小行星撞击还是大规模的火山喷发。
灭绝不仅仅是过去的事情。这种情况正在发生，比典型的情况要高。正因为如此，关于地球上是否存在人类是否与小行星撞击或大规模火山爆发产生同样的影响存在争论。我们正在经历第六次物种大灭绝吗?如果是，原因是什么?我们可以阻止它吗?
灭绝:恐龙、乳齿象和渡渡鸟发生了什么?包括动手实践活动和批判性思维练习，以鼓励读者考虑人类在当前物种灭绝中的角色，我们可以从过去的灭绝事件中了解到什么，以及它们如何成为防止灭绝的努力的一部分。实践活动，有趣的叙述风格，有趣的事实，物种的聚光灯，以及与原始资料的连结结合起来，以一种有趣和吸引人的方式将灭绝的主题带到生活中。(WYL)
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微生物:发现一个看不见的世界，25个项目推荐书目”使微生物一个引人入胜的主题为年轻读者并非易事,但依靠漫画插图和大量的例子,这本书将会出现在一个吸引人的选择科学教室和图书馆的书架上。在每一章的开头都提出了一些基本的问题，并且在这一章的结尾重复强调主要的概念并鼓励元认知。25个实验阐述了诸如理解群体免疫、观察细菌培养、诊断传染病和研究分解等概念。通过可扫描的QR码和嵌入在旁注中的关键字搜索提示，可以轻松访问更多信息。通过讨论微生物的生长和繁殖方式，这为保持健康和预防感染提供了许多实用的建议。作为一个动态布局的一系列有趣的实验，它仍然忠实于科学探究的基本原理，这肯定会吸引年轻的生物学家。
《生物工程:探索自然如何启发人类设计学校图书馆连接》一书的评论，“将生物工程这个复杂的主题分解成一种适合孩子的形式是一项艰巨的挑战，克里斯汀•布里洛-基奇博士做得很好。”生物工程是将生物学和工程学结合在一起来建造帮助人类的设备的领域，它被仔细定义并解释给上小学和中学的学生。文本和漫画风格的插图支持科学和STEM课程和项目，同时保持它对萌芽的科学家来说是容易的和简单的。这25个项目，包括供应清单和按部就班的指导，为学生和教师提供有意义的项目和活动的指导方针，以扩展学习和激发批判性思维。推荐。”
《微生物:发现一个看不见的世界，有25个项目》。
书单:“让微生物成为年轻读者的一个吸引人的话题不是一件容易的事，但是通过整理漫画书的插图和大量的例子，这本书将是科学课堂和图书馆书架的一个吸引人的选择。”在每一章的开头都提出了一些基本的问题，并且在这一章的结尾重复强调主要的概念并鼓励元认知。25个实验阐述了诸如理解群体免疫、观察细菌培养、诊断传染病和研究分解等概念。通过可扫描的QR码和嵌入在旁注中的关键字搜索提示，可以轻松访问更多信息。通过讨论微生物的生长和繁殖方式，这为保持健康和预防感染提供了许多实用的建议。作为一个动态布局的一系列有趣的实验，它仍然忠实于科学探究的基本原理，这肯定会吸引年轻的生物学家。
About the Author/作者介绍： 劳拉•佩蒂尤是一位作家、写作顾问和前中学教师。她为教育市场写了超过15本书，内容广泛，包括动物权利运动、厕所历史、吃当地食物和太平洋垃圾带。她是儿童书籍作者和插画家协会的长期成员。劳拉住在科罗拉多州的博尔德。
汤姆•卡斯迪尔是一位插画家和漫画家，他从漫画研究中心获得硕士学位。汤姆已经为游牧新闻出版社出版了几本书，包括《大脑：在你的头脑中穿越宇宙》；城市：发现它们是如何工作的；人类迁移：研究人类的全球旅程。汤姆住在印第安纳州的南本德。
Laura Perdew is an author, writing consultant, and former middle school teacher. She has written more than 15 books for the education market on a wide range of subjects, including the animal rights movement, the history of the toilet, eating local, and the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. She is a long-time member of the Society of Children’s Book Authors and Illustrators. Laura lives in Boulder, Colorado.
Tom Casteel is an illustrator and cartoonist with a master’s degree from the Center for Cartoon Studies. Tom has illustrated several books for Nomad Press, including The Brain: Journey Through the Universe Inside Your Head; Cities: Discover How They Work; and Human Migration: Investigate the Global Journey of Humankind. Tom lives in South Bend, Indiana.
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