Pamela S. Turner è un'autrice acclamata nota per i suoi coinvolgenti libri di saggistica che esplorano la scienza, l'evoluzione e la storia giapponese. Le sue opere includono il pluripremiato "How to Build a Human: In Seven Evolutionary Steps", riconosciuto come ALA Notable Book, e "Samurai Rising", finalista per il YALSA Excellence in Nonfiction Award. Ha inoltre scritto "Crow Smarts" e "The Frog Scientist", entrambi vincitori dell'AAAS/Subaru SB&F Prize for Excellence in Science Books. La sua ultima pubblicazione, "Comet Chaser", racconta i rivoluzionari risultati dell'astronoma Caroline Herschel.
Turner combina una ricerca meticolosa con una narrazione accessibile, rendendo argomenti scientifici e storici complessi avvincenti per i giovani lettori. La sua passione per la fauna selvatica e la cultura giapponese va oltre la scrittura: fa volontariato come riabilitatrice di animali selvatici, specializzata nei corvidi, e pratica il kendo, un'arte marziale tradizionale giapponese. Attraverso le sue opere, Turner ispira curiosità verso il mondo naturale e le figure che hanno plasmato la scoperta scientifica.
Libri per bambini
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Titolo
Anno
Goodreads
Amazon
1
Hachiko
2004
2
Life on Earth -- and Beyond
2008
3
A Life in the Wild
2008
4
Prowling the Seas
2009
5
Samurai Rising
2016
6
How to Build a Human
2022
7
Comet Chaser
2024
Scientists in the Field Books
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Titolo
Anno
Goodreads
Amazon
1
The Snake Scientist (By: Sy Montgomery)
1999
2
The Wildlife Detectives (By: Donna M. Jackson)
2000
3
Digging for Bird Dinosaurs (By: Nic Bishop)
2000
4
Swimming with Hammerhead Sharks (By: Kenneth Mallory)
2001
5
Anthropologist (By: Mary Batten)
2001
6
Looking for Life in the Universe (By: Ellen Jackson)
2002
7
The Tarantula Scientist (By: Sy Montgomery)
2004
8
Gorilla Doctors
2005
9
The Prairie Builders (By: Sneed B. Collard III)
2005
10
Diving to a Deep-Sea Volcano (By: Kenneth Mallory)
2006
11
The Quest for the Tree Kangaroo (By: Sy Montgomery)
2006
12
Tracking Trash (By: Loree Griffin Burns)
2007
13
Emi and the Rhino Scientist (By: Mary Kay Carson)
2007
14
The Whale Scientists (By: Fran Hodgkins)
2007
15
The Mysterious Universe (By: Ellen Jackson)
2008
16
Science Warriors (By: Sneed B. Collard III)
2008
17
Extreme Scientists (By: Donna M. Jackson)
2009
18
The Frog Scientist
2009
19
Saving the Ghost of the Mountain (By: Sy Montgomery)
2009
20
Kakapo Rescue (By: Sy Montgomery)
2010
21
Project Seahorse
2010
22
The Hive Detectives (By: Loree Griffin Burns)
2010
23
The Bat Scientists (By: Mary Kay Carson)
2010
24
The Elephant Scientist (By: Caitlin O'Connell, Donna M. Jackson)
2011
25
The Mighty Mars Rovers (By: Elizabeth Rusch)
2012
26
Wild Horse Scientists (By: Kay Frydenborg)
2012
27
Stronger Than Steel (By: Bridget Heos)
2013
28
Eruption! Volcanoes and the Science of Saving Lives (By: Elizabeth Rusch)
2013
29
The Tapir Scientist (By: Sy Montgomery)
2013
30
The Dolphins of Shark Bay
2013
31
Chasing Cheetahs (By: Sy Montgomery)
2014
32
Park Scientists: Gila Monsters, Geysers, and Grizzly Bears in America's Own Backyard (By: Mary Kay Carson)
2014
33
Beetle Busters (By: Loree Griffin Burns)
2014
34
The Next Wave (By: Elizabeth Rusch)
2014
35
The Octopus Scientists (By: Sy Montgomery)
2015
36
Call of the Osprey (By: Dorothy Hinshaw Patent)
2015
37
Inside Biosphere 2: Earth Science Under Glass (By: Mary Kay Carson)
2015
38
The Great White Shark Scientist (By: Sy Montgomery)
2016
39
Crow Smarts
2016
40
Mission to Pluto (By: Mary Kay Carson)
2017
41
Eye of the Storm (By: Amy Cherrix)
2017
42
Amazon Adventure (By: Sy Montgomery)
2017
43
Life on Surtsey (By: Loree Griffin Burns)
2017
44
Impact! (By: Elizabeth Rusch)
2017
45
The Hyena Scientist (By: Sy Montgomery)
2018
46
Saving the Tasmanian Devil (By: Dorothy Hinshaw Patent)
2019
47
Eclipse Chaser (By: Ilima Loomis)
2019
48
Condor Comeback (By: Sy Montgomery)
2020
49
The Big One (By: Elizabeth Rusch)
2020
50
The Wolves and Moose of Isle Royale (By: Nancy F. Castaldo)
2022
51
Backyard Bears (By: Amy Cherrix)
2022
52
The Lizard Scientists (By: Dorothy Hinshaw Patent)