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Bezig met laden... Pika Country: Climate Change at the Top of the Worlddoor Dorothy Hinshaw Patent Ph.D.
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 Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek.  Williamkstone | Dec 6, 2023 |   Some new things I learned about pikas, that made me like them even more, was that they don't seek out the sun - it's too hot for them! They are crepuscular, coming out in the early morning and late evening. They also look adorable with a mouthful of green stuff. Although that's not really a new fact. After introducing the general behavior and habits of the pika, Patent explains how they are affected by climate change and how that in turn affects other alpine animals. The complex relationship between pine trees, pikas, and all the way up to bears is carefully shown, as well as the current and projected effects of climate change, from damaging insects to shrinking habitat. The text is arranged in short paragraphs, interspersed with photographs and illustrations. There is a more in-depth explanation of climate change and a glossary in the back, as well as the ubiquitous "what you can do" suggestions. These really annoy me - show me a kid who has a say in whether or not their family flies somewhere! Many kids don't have access to "delicious and healthy vegetarian and vegan options." Turning off lights is about as effective as writing songs and poems. Anyways, I really find these things annoying, but they seem to be de rigueur in any books referencing climate change now. Verdict: I've only seen one book on pikas and it's old, so this is a nice addition, despite the hackneyed environmental suggestions and lack of sources. Especially of interest to kids living in areas near or on mountains. ISBN: 9781970039023; Published September 2020 by Web of Life Children's Books; Borrowed from another library in my consortium JeanLittleLibrary | Jan 1, 2021 |
Pikas may seem cute and cuddly, but in this book they serve as a clear representation of the dangers many species face amid a warming climate. Winner of the National Science Teachers Association Outstanding Science Trade Book Award, this non-fiction resource stands out through its succinct text and large photographs. Elementary school-aged children can learn about the life of pikas in their chilly alpine environment and how climate change endangers them. Authors Dorothy Hinshaw Patent and Marlo Garnsworthy also help frame how the plight of pikas is connected to predators, pollinators, and alpine plants. This helpful climate change resource contains several food web diagrams and is followed up by a definition of climate change, actions we can take in response to it, and a glossary.  Beautifully illustrated with full color photography on each page, “Pika Country: Climate Change at the Top of the World” will take young readers ages 5-9 on a journey to a place they have never ventured before that is beneath a rock pile on a lonely mountain top. There they will meet the pikas, or rock rabbits. These scurrying, squeaking, industrious, and exceedingly cute mammals make their living harvesting grass and wildflowers during the brief alpine summers. But despite the remoteness of their homes, the pikas’ lifestyle and survival are threatened by Climate Change. Children will enjoy following the story of pikas which is told with lavish photographs by Dan Hartman, and the clear prose of collaborative authors Dorothy Patent and Marlo Garnsworthy, and learn how small actions on our part can have global benefits. “Pika Country: Climate Change at the Top of the World” is an extraordinary, fun and informative addition to elementary school and community library Wildlife and Environmental Studies picture book collections and reading lists. Pikas, tiny rabbit relatives living in high altitudes, serve as an entry point toward understanding the consequences of a warming world. Following At Home With the Beaver, with photos by Michael Runtz (2019), Patent, with co-author Garnsworthy, returns to the idea of the interconnectedness of species with this welcome new title. Hartman’s photographs dramatically illustrate a clear, well-organized text that opens with descriptions of the mountainous “pika country” near Yellowstone National Park and the feisty pikas. Readers first see a pika “scurry, scurry, hurry,” gathering food for the day and for its winter hay pile. There’s a helpful map and photos of the scenery in several seasons. The writers introduce the idea of climate change (printed in boldface and defined, like other important words, in a glossary) and other animals sharing this gradually warming habitat. Not only is the pika’s livable world shrinking as the snowline moves up the mountains, there’s less of an insulating snowpack in winter and fewer hours with appropriate temperatures for foraging in summer. Photos, diagrams (by Garnsworthy), and words work together to demonstrate the food web that includes this tiny mammal and other plants and animals, also threatened by the changing climate, whose lives connect with theirs. In conclusion, final essays explain today’s climate change causes and suggest some personal actions in the realms of transportation, living and eating habits, and sharing information, but no sources or further resources are offered. An effective demonstration of the reverberations of climate change. (Nonfiction. 6-9)
"Journey to a place you've never ventured before--beneath a rock pile on a lonely mountain top--and meet the pikas, or rock rabbits. These scurrying, squeaking, industrious, and exceedingly cute mammals make their living harvesting grass and wildflowers during the brief alpine summers. But despite the remoteness of their homes, the pikas' lifestyle and survival are threatened by climate change. Follow the story of pikas, told with lavish photographs and clear prose, and learn how small actions on our part can have global benefits."-- Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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 Google Books — Bezig met laden...GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)599.329Natural sciences and mathematics Zoology Mammals Edentata, Rodentia, Insectivora: Sloths, Rodents, Moles Lagomorpha: Hares, Rabbits, Pikas PikasLC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde: (4.67)
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The suggestions at the back of the book may be a bit difficult for children but I think it does a great job at showing them what needs to be done once they start making decisions. (