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SCIENCE

Turner, Pamela S.

The Frog Scientist

58 pp. | Houghton | May, 2009 | Trade ISBN 978-0-618-71716-3 $18.00

(1) 4-6 Scientists in the Field series. Photographs by Andy Comins. Readers are introduced to Dr. Tyrone Hayes, who studies the effects of pesticides on frog development. Hayes travels to a pond research site and back to his laboratory, explaining step by step the careful procedures his team follows. Sharp, vivid photographs alternate between portrayals of the scientists--at work and relaxing--and abundant images of the frogs they study. Websites. Bib., glos., ind.

Reviewer: Danielle J. Ford | Horn Book Magazine Issue: September, 2009