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 Saving the Tasmanian devil : how science is helping the world's largest marsupial carnivore survive (Scientists in the field (Clarion/HarperCollins))
 Author: Patent, Dorothy Hinshaw

 Publisher:  Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (2019)

 Dewey: 599.2
 Classification: Nonfiction
 Physical Description: 79 p., col. ill., col. map, 23 x 28 cm

 BTSB No: 703344 ISBN: 9780544991484
 Ages: 10-14 Grades: 5-9

 Subjects:
 Tasmanian devils -- Diseases
 Epidemics -- Australia -- Tasmania
 Tumors
 Birth defects
 Wildlife conservation -- Australia -- Tasmania
 Wildlife rescue -- Australia -- Tasmania
 Tasmania

Price: $23.78

Summary:
Tasmanian devils are dying at an alarming rate from a type of tumor that appears to be contagious. What scientists are learning while researching the Tasmanian devil has potential to affect all animals, and even humans, as they learn more about how to prevent and hopefully eradicate certain genetic diseases.

Accelerated Reader Information:
   Interest Level: MG
   Reading Level: 7.90
   Points: 2.0   Quiz: 504416
Reading Counts Information:
   Interest Level: 3-5
   Reading Level: 10.60
   Points: 5.0   Quiz: 76875

Reviews:
   Kirkus Reviews (+) (07/15/19)
 The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books (00/09/19)
 The Hornbook (00/11/19)

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