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Montgomery, Sy

The Tapir Scientist: Saving South America's Largest Mammal

80 pp. | Houghton | July, 2013 | Trade ISBN 978-0-547-81548-0 $18.99
(2) 4-6 Scientists in the Field series. Photographs by Nic Bishop. In the Pantanal wetlands of Brazil, scientist Patricia Medici and her team study the lowland tapir, a long-snouted mammal most closely related to horses and rhinoceroses. Montgomery's dramatic account of tracking the elusive animals is interspersed with scientific information about tapir species. Bishop's photographs portray the hard-working researchers, the tapirs, and other fascinating animals, including anteaters, poisonous snakes, and armadillos. Websites. Bib., ind.
Reviewer: Danielle J. Ford | Horn Book Magazine Issue: November, 2013

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