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Montgomery, Sy

Chasing Cheetahs: The Race to Save Africa's Fastest Cats

79 pp. | Houghton | April, 2014 | Trade ISBN 978-0-547-81549-7 $18.99

(2) 4-6 Scientists in the Field series. Photographs by Nic Bishop. Montgomery introduces readers to Laurie Marker and her team at the Cheetah Conservation Fund's site in Namibia. Scientific information about the cheetahs and profiles of the people who study them are interspersed with in-the-moment, journal-style accounts of activities at the site. Striking photographs capture the dedication of the scientists and the awesome power of the cheetahs. Bib., ind.

Reviewer: Danielle J. Ford | Horn Book Magazine Issue: May, 2014