Something rotten : a fresh look at roadkill / Heather L. Montgomery ; illustrated by Kevin O'Malley.
2018
QL49 .M79237 2018 (Mapit)
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Title
Something rotten : a fresh look at roadkill / Heather L. Montgomery ; illustrated by Kevin O'Malley.
ISBN
9781681199009 (hardcover)
1681199009 (hardcover)
9781547601875 (electronic book)
1547601876 (electronic book)
1681199009 (hardcover)
9781547601875 (electronic book)
1547601876 (electronic book)
Published
New York, NY : Bloomsbury Children's Books, [2018]
Language
English
Description
168 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Call Number
QL49 .M79237 2018
Dewey Decimal Classification
591.7/14
Summary
When Heather L. Montgomery sees a rattlesnake flattened on the side of the road, her first instinct is to pick it up and dissect it--she's always wanted to see how a snake's fangs retract when they close their mouths, and it's not exactly safe to poke around in a live reptile's mouth. A wildlife researcher with a special penchant for the animals that litter the roadways, Heather isn't satisfied with dissecting just one snake. Her fascination with roadkill sets her off on a journey from her own backyard and the roadways of the American South to scientists and kids in labs and homes across the globe. From biologists who use the corpses of Tasmanian devils to investigate cures for a contagious cancer, to a scientist who discovered a whole new species of bird from a single wing left behind, to a boy rebuilding animal bodies from the bones up, to a restaurant that serves up animal remnants, Heather discovers that death is just the beginning for these creatures. This engaging narrative nonfiction is an eye-opening and irreverent look at the dead and dying animals that we pass by without a second thought--as well as a fascinating insight to the scientific research process. -- Publisher's description.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Added Author
O'Malley, Kevin, 1961- illustrator.
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Table of Contents
Rattled
Library of life
Dead discoveries
Roadkill counts
On the trail of dead devils
Please pass the salt
Rogue taxidermy
Oh deer!
Mama
Dodging death
Trees, tolls, and tweets
Epilogue
Simple acts save lives.
Library of life
Dead discoveries
Roadkill counts
On the trail of dead devils
Please pass the salt
Rogue taxidermy
Oh deer!
Mama
Dodging death
Trees, tolls, and tweets
Epilogue
Simple acts save lives.