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245 14 a| The snowy owl scientist /c| text and photos by Mark Wilson.;

250 a| First edition.;

264 1 a| Boston :b| Clarion Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers,c| [2022];

300 a| 87 pages :b| illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ;c| 24 x 29 cm.;

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490 1 a| Scientists in the field;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (page 85) and index.;

500 a| "Arctic owl: where science meets adventure"-- Cover.;

505 0 a| Gear up! -- The nomads arrive -- Who's nesting? -- Counting avinnaq -- Checking on chicks -- Photography quietly, using a long lens -- The owl chick heist -- Strike up the bands -- Tracking owls -- The nomads depart -- A warming Arctic -- What you can do -- Glossary.;

520 a| "It's July on Alaska's North Slope, and scientist Denver Holt is in Utqiagvik surveying nests. Denver has been coming here since 1992, and the snowy owls he studies have been coming here much longer: thousands of years. With its mix of coastal, low-elevation tundra and a rich presence of lemmings, the North Slope is the only area in Alaska where snowy owls regularly nest. How do snowy owls decide where they will nest? How do they manage to arrive at locations where food will be abundant? What drives the success of these delicate tundra ecosystems? These are the mysteries Denver is trying to solve to help ensure a bright future for these elegant hunters." -- Amazon.com.;

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The snowy owl scientist / text and photos by Mark Wilson.

Author/creator	Wilson, Mark, 1959- author, photographer.
Format	Book
Edition	First edition.
Publication	Boston : Clarion Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2022]
Copyright Date	©2022
Description	87 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 24 x 29 cm.
Subjects	Holt, D. W. (Denver W.)--Juvenile literature. Snowy owl--Juvenile literature. Snowy owl--Behavior. --Juvenile literature. Snowy owl--Habitat. --Juvenile literature. Owls--Juvenile literature. Wildlife conservation--Alaska. --Juvenile literature. Wildlife rescue--Alaska. --Juvenile literature. Alaska--Juvenile literature.

Series	Scientists in the field Scientists in the field. ^A567919
Contents	Gear up! -- The nomads arrive -- Who's nesting? -- Counting avinnaq -- Checking on chicks -- Photography quietly, using a long lens -- The owl chick heist -- Strike up the bands -- Tracking owls -- The nomads depart -- A warming Arctic -- What you can do -- Glossary.
Abstract	"It's July on Alaska's North Slope, and scientist Denver Holt is in Utqiagvik surveying nests. Denver has been coming here since 1992, and the snowy owls he studies have been coming here much longer: thousands of years. With its mix of coastal, low-elevation tundra and a rich presence of lemmings, the North Slope is the only area in Alaska where snowy owls regularly nest. How do snowy owls decide where they will nest? How do they manage to arrive at locations where food will be abundant? What drives the success of these delicate tundra ecosystems? These are the mysteries Denver is trying to solve to help ensure a bright future for these elegant hunters." -- Amazon.com.
General note	"Arctic owl: where science meets adventure"-- Cover.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (page 85) and index.
Genre/form	Instructional and educational works.
Genre/form	Illustrated works.
Genre/form	Juvenile works.
Genre/form	Instructional and educational works.
Genre/form	Illustrated works.
LCCN	2022289254
ISBN	9780358329596 (hardcover)
ISBN	0358329590 (hardcover)

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