If you take away the otter / Susannah Buhruman-Deever ; illustrated by Matthew Trueman.

Author/creator Buhrman-Deever, Susannah, 1978- author.
Other author Trueman, Matthew illustrator.
Format Book
EditionFirst edition.
PublicationSomerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2020.
Copyright Date©2020
Description1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 30 cm
Subjects

Abstract On the Pacific Coast of North America, sea otters play, dive, and hunt for sea urchins, crabs, abalone, and fish in the lush kelp forests beneath the waves. But there was a time when people hunted the otters almost to extinction. Without sea otters to eat them, an army of hungry sea urchins grew and destroyed entire kelp forests. Fish and other animals that depended on the kelp were lost, too. But when people protected the sea otters with new laws, their numbers began to recover, and so did the kelp forests. The author offers an account of a trophic cascade, which happens when the removal of a single element affects an entire habitat.--Amazon.com.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references.
Interest grade level Grades 2-4
Audience AD 910 Lexile
Awards noteOrbis Pictus Award, Honor, 2021.
Genre/formInstructional and educational works.
Genre/formCreative nonfiction.
Genre/formPicture books.
Genre/formJuvenile works.
Genre/formCreative nonfiction.
Genre/formInstructional and educational works.
Genre/formPicture books.
ISBN0763689343
ISBN9780763689346

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Joyner TRC Nonfiction 599.7695 B867I ✔ Available Place Hold