The Search for Olinguito: Discovering a New Species

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For dear friends Pam and Dwain Kitchens The author would like to thank the following people for sharing their enthusiasm and expertise Dr Robert Anderson City College of New York Dr Kristofer Helgen Curator of Mammals for the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of Natural History Dr Clinton Jenkins SavingSpecies Dr Roland Kays Head of Biodiversity Research Lab North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences and North Carolina State University and Dr C Miguel Pinto American Museum of Natural History Department of Mammalogy Text copyright 2017 by Sandra Markle All rights reserved International copyright secured No part of this book may be reproduced stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic mechanical photocopying recording or otherwise without the prior written permission of Lerner Publishing Group Inc except for the inclusion of brief quotations in an acknowledged review Millbrook Press A division of Lerner Publishing Group Inc 241 First Avenue North Minneapolis MN 55401 USA For reading levels and more information look up this title at www lernerbooks com Main body text set in Adrianna Regular 12 18 Typeface provided by Chank Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Names Markle Sandra author Title The search for Olinguito Discovering a new species Sandra Markle Description Minneapolis Millbrook Press 2017 Audience Ages 6 10 Audience K to grade 3 Includes bibliographical references Identifiers LCCN 2016010446 print LCCN 2016011665 ebook ISBN 9781512410150 lb alk paper ISBN 9781512428421 eb pdf Subjects LCSH Procyonidae Juvenile literature Rare mammals South America Juvenile literature Cloud forest animals Juvenile literature Classification LCC QL737 C26 M367 2017 print LCC QL737 C26 ebook DDC 599 76 3 dc23 LC record available at https lccn loc gov 2016010446 Manufactured in the United States of America 1-39563-21262-5 5 2016
The Search for Olinguito: Discovering a New Species

The Search for Olinguito: Discovering a New Species

"In the dark, Kristofer Helgen and a group of scientists peered up into the treetops of the Ecuadorian cloud forest. Staring back at them was a furry, four-legged creature. Could it be the mysterious, wild olinguito? Helgen had been studying the olingo, a relative of raccoons, for years. As he examined their pelts and skulls in museums, he noticed differences in a few. Through scientific investigating, he realized the different examples weren't olingos at all—he had discovered a completely new species. Next, he just had to find it—if it still existed. Follow Helgen's real-life science adventure through museums, laboratories, and the cloud forest as he makes an exciting modern discovery."

About This Book

By: Sandra Markle
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Published by: Millbrook Press an imprint of Lerner Publishing Group
6-10Age Range
5.8 AR
39Pages
Wild ThingsSubject
910LLexile
30-45 minsReading Time
UGuided Reading
UFountas & Pinnell
50DRA