Readers' Top 60 Books of the Past 5 years

Scientists in the Field Series

62 primary works • 62 total works
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Amazon Adventure: How Tiny Fish Are Saving the World's Largest Rainforest
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4.10 · 148 Ratings · 39 Reviews · published 2017 · 4 editions
Considered the “lungs of the world,” the Amazon pr…

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    Anthropologist: Scientist of the People
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    3.87     · 60 Ratings · 6 Reviews · published 2001 · 2 editions
    Imagine making your living by hunting, fishing, an…

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    Backyard Bears: Conservation, Habitat Changes, and the Rise of Urban Wildlife
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    4.27     · 91 Ratings · 28 Reviews · published 2018 · 4 editions
    In this acclaimed addition to the beloved Scientis…

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    The Bat Scientists
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    4.09     · 193 Ratings · 51 Reviews · 11 editions
    Dr. Merlin Tuttle and his colleagues at Bat Conser…

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    Beetle Busters: A Rogue Insect and the People Who Track It
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    4.19     · 107 Ratings · 31 Reviews · published 2014 · 7 editions
    The Asian longhorned beetle (ALB) has made news ac…

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    The Big One: The Cascadia Earthquakes and the Science of Saving Lives
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    3.53     · 36 Ratings · 14 Reviews · 3 editions
    No one ever thought the Pacific Northwest was due …

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    Call of the Osprey
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    4.21     · 70 Ratings · 22 Reviews · published 2015 · 9 editions
    This meticulously researched and photographed acco…

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    Chasing Cheetahs: The Race to Save Africa's Fastest Cat
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    4.16     · 232 Ratings · 87 Reviews · published 2014 · 4 editions
         Since the year 1900, cheetah footprints quick…

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    Condor Comeback
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    4.20     · 100 Ratings · 31 Reviews · 3 editions
    Sy Montgomery turns to the story of California con…

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    Crow Smarts: Inside the Brain of the World's Brightest Bird
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    4.20     · 309 Ratings · 101 Reviews · published 2016 · 4 editions
    One of the biggest differences between humans and …

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    Digging for Bird Dinosaurs: An Expedition to Madagascar
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    3.50     · 38 Ratings · 12 Reviews · published 2000 · 16 editions
    Young readers can witness firsthand the excavating…

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    Diving to a Deep-Sea Volcano
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    3.72     · 36 Ratings · 15 Reviews · published 2006 · 5 editions
    Scientists have mapped less than 10 percent of the…

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    The Dolphins of Shark Bay
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    4.13     · 149 Ratings · 69 Reviews · published 2013 · 2 editions
    Ride alongside the author Pamela S. Turner and her…

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    Eclipse Chaser: Science in the Moon's Shadow
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    4.15     · 40 Ratings · 11 Reviews · published 2019 · 3 editions
    The August 2017 solar eclipse is the chance of a l…

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    The Elephant Scientist
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    4.10     · 446 Ratings · 167 Reviews · published 2011 · 14 editions
    In the sprawling African scrub desert of Etosha Na…

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    Emi and the Rhino Scientist
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    4.08     · 52 Ratings · 14 Reviews · 12 editions
    Dr. Merlin Tuttle and his colleagues at Bat Conser…

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    Eruption! Volcanoes and the Science of Saving Lives
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    3.89     · 362 Ratings · 118 Reviews · published 2013 · 8 editions
    “At 11:35 p.m., as Radio Armero played cheerful mu…

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    Extreme Scientists: Exploring Nature's Mysteries from Perilous Places
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    3.91     · 105 Ratings · 27 Reviews · published 2009 · 9 editions
    Scientists in the Field to the extreme! When Paul …

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    Eye of the Storm: NASA, Drones, and the Race to Crack the Hurricane Code
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    3.87     · 69 Ratings · 26 Reviews · published 2017 · 3 editions
    With stunning photos, detailed maps, and infograph…

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    The Frog Scientist
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    3.89     · 314 Ratings · 100 Reviews · published 2009 · 8 editions
    The critically acclaimed Scientist in the Field bo…

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    Gorilla Doctors: Saving Endangered Great Apes
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    4.16     · 103 Ratings · 34 Reviews · published 2005 · 16 editions
    Mountain gorillas are playful, curious, beautiful,…

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    The Great White Shark Scientist
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    3.75     · 161 Ratings · 58 Reviews · published 2016 · 4 editions
    Dr. Greg Skomal, biologist and head of the Massach…

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    Hidden Worlds: Looking Through a Scientist's Microscope
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    3.97     · 77 Ratings · 25 Reviews · published 2001 · 17 editions
    There are hidden worlds in nature—places you can v…

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    The Hive Detectives: Chronicle of a Honey Bee Catastrophe
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    4.17     · 361 Ratings · 102 Reviews · published 2010 · 14 editions
    Without honey bees the world would be a different …

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    The Hyena Scientist
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    4.21     · 148 Ratings · 44 Reviews · published 2018 · 4 editions
    The Hyena Scientist sets the record straight about…

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    Impact!: Asteroids and the Science of Saving the World
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    3.86     · 63 Ratings · 22 Reviews · published 2017 · 3 editions
    In this this thrilling entry into The Scientists i…

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    Inside Biosphere 2: Earth Science Under Glass
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    3.56     · 89 Ratings · 30 Reviews · 6 editions
    In the Arizona desert, scientists conduct studies …

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    Kakapo Rescue: Saving the World's Strangest Parrot
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    4.10     · 1317 Ratings · 297 Reviews · published 2010 · 11 editions
    On remote Codfish Island off the southern coast of…

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    Life on Surtsey: Iceland's Upstart Island
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    4.00     · 191 Ratings · 62 Reviews · published 2017 · 4 editions
    On November 14, 1963, a volcano fifteen miles off …

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    The Lizard Scientists: Studying Evolution in Action
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    3.92     · 13 Ratings · 4 Reviews · published 2022 · 2 editions
    In this groundbreaking, exceptionally researched i…

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    Looking for Life in the Universe: The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence
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    3.35     · 23 Ratings · 11 Reviews · published 2002 · 7 editions
    Human beings have always looked at the heavens and…

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    The Manatee Scientists: The Science of Saving the Vulnerable
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    3.98     · 82 Ratings · 36 Reviews · published 2011 · 7 editions
    In The Manatee Scientists, John Reynolds does an a…

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    The Mighty Mars Rovers: The Incredible Adventures of Spirit and Opportunity
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    4.21     · 320 Ratings · 86 Reviews · published 2012 · 10 editions
    On June 10, 2003, a little rover named Spirit blas…

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    Mission to Pluto: The First Visit to an Ice Dwarf and the Kuiper Belt
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    4.05     · 100 Ratings · 34 Reviews · published 2017 · 5 editions
    In July of 2015 a robotic spacecraft reached Pluto…

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    The Mysterious Universe: Supernovae, Dark Energy, and Black Holes
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    3.74     · 93 Ratings · 26 Reviews · published 2008 · 9 editions
    The universe is rapidly expanding. Of that much sc…

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    The Next Wave: The Quest to Harness the Power of the Oceans
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    3.72     · 69 Ratings · 28 Reviews · published 2014 · 6 editions
    Journey to the wave-battered coast of the Pacific …

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    The Octopus Scientists: Exploring the Mind of a Mollusk
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    4.04     · 387 Ratings · 93 Reviews · published 2015 · 13 editions
    With three hearts and blue blood, its gelatinous b…

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    Once A Wolf: How Wildlife Biologists Fought to Bring Back the Gray Wolf
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    4.11     · 62 Ratings · 25 Reviews · published 1999 · 10 editions
    With powerful and rare photographs by Jim Brandenb…

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    The Orca Scientists
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    3.68     · 38 Ratings · 12 Reviews · 3 editions
    Follow the scientists working in the Pacific No…

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    Park Scientists: Gila Monsters, Geysers, and Grizzly Bears in America's Own Backyard
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    4.13     · 86 Ratings · 33 Reviews · 4 editions
    America's National Parks are protected places and …

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    The Polar Bear Scientists
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    3.64     · 74 Ratings · 21 Reviews · published 2012 · 8 editions
    Follow scientists as they scan the Alaskan wildern…

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    The Prairie Builders: Reconstructing America's Lost Grasslands
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    4.13     · 55 Ratings · 10 Reviews · published 2005 · 9 editions
    Barely a century ago a vast tallgrass prairie cove…

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    Project Seahorse
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    3.97     · 106 Ratings · 35 Reviews · published 2010 · 10 editions
    Seahorses, some of the ocean’s most charming fish,…

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    The Quest for the Tree Kangaroo: An Expedition to the Cloud Forest of New Guinea
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    4.04     · 414 Ratings · 121 Reviews · published 2006 · 21 editions
    It looks like a bear, but isn’t one. It climbs tre…

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    Saving the Ghost of the Mountain: An Expedition Among Snow Leopards in Mongolia
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    4.14     · 236 Ratings · 75 Reviews · 12 editions
    People call it “The Ghost of the Mountain,” for th…

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    Saving the Tasmanian Devil: How Science Is Helping the World’s Largest Marsupial Carnivore Survive
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    3.96     · 53 Ratings · 18 Reviews · published 2019 · 3 editions
    Tasmanian devils are dying at an alarming rate fro…

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    Science Warriors: The Battle Against Invasive Species
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    4.09     · 23 Ratings · 8 Reviews · published 2008 · 5 editions
    There are 6,200 known invasive species in the Unit…

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    Sea Turtle Scientist
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    4.22     · 114 Ratings · 44 Reviews · 7 editions
    Dr. Kimberly Stewart, also known as the Turtle Lad…

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    The Snake Scientist
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    4.01     · 112 Ratings · 30 Reviews · published 1999 · 11 editions
    Dr. Robert Mason has been studying a mysterious ph…

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    The Snowy Owl Scientist
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    4.09     · 53 Ratings · 18 Reviews · 7 editions
    Are the snowy owls in trouble? Venture into the Al…

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    Stronger Than Steel: Spider Silk DNA and the Quest for Better Bulletproof Vests, Sutures, and Parachute Rope
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    3.76     · 173 Ratings · 52 Reviews · published 2013 · 4 editions
    In The Spider Silk Scientists, readers enter Randy…

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    Swimming With Hammerhead Sharks
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    3.48     · 27 Ratings · 13 Reviews · published 2001 · 10 editions
    The author traveled to Cocos Island in the South P…

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    The Tapir Scientist: Saving South America's Largest Mammal
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    3.98     · 176 Ratings · 57 Reviews · published 2013 · 8 editions
    If you’ve never seen a lowland tapir, you’re not a…

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    The Tarantula Scientist
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    4.11     · 300 Ratings · 72 Reviews · published 2004 · 16 editions
    A 2005 Sibert Honor Book

    Yellow blood, silk of stee…

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    The Tornado Scientist: Seeing Inside Severe Storms
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    4.12     · 59 Ratings · 18 Reviews · published 2019 · 4 editions
    In this addition to the critically-acclaimed Scien…

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    Tracking Trash: Flotsam, Jetsam, and the Science of Ocean Motion
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    3.97     · 423 Ratings · 143 Reviews · published 2007 · 14 editions
    Aided by an army of beachcombers, oceanographer Dr…

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    Urban Coyotes
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    4.55     · 11 Ratings · 4 Reviews · 2 editions
    A new addition to the acclaimed Scientists in the …

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    The Whale Scientists: Solving the Mystery of Whale Strandings
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    3.96     · 26 Ratings · 14 Reviews · published 2007 · 4 editions
    They began as land creatures. Then, for more plent…

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    Whaling Season: A Year in the Life of an Arctic Whale Scientist
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    3.86     · 64 Ratings · 17 Reviews · published 2009 · 4 editions
    Not all scientists live where they work, harvest t…

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    Wild Horse Scientists
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    3.98     · 111 Ratings · 48 Reviews · published 2012 · 3 editions
         Meet scientists Dr. Ron Keiper and Dr. Jay Ki…

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    The Wildlife Detectives: How Forensic Scientists Fight Crimes Against Nature
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    3.94     · 53 Ratings · 16 Reviews · published 2000 · 13 editions
    "A riveting and thorough account . . ." - Kirkus

    "U…

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    The Wolves and Moose of Isle Royale: Restoring an Island Ecosystem
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    4.33     · 97 Ratings · 39 Reviews · 7 editions
    In this exhilarating installment of the award-winn…

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