Bibliograph

Something rotten, a fresh look at roadkill, Heather Montgomery ; illustrated by Kevin O'Malley

Type

Label

Something rotten, a fresh look at roadkill, Heather Montgomery ; illustrated by Kevin O'Malley

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

mapsillustrations

Index

index present

Intended audience

850L, Lexile

resource.interestAgeLevel

Age 10-14

resource.interestGradeLevel

Grade 7-8

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Something rotten

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

Heather Montgomery ; illustrated by Kevin O'Malley

resource.studyProgramName

Accelerated Reader, MG, 6.2, 6, 197534

Sub title

a fresh look at roadkill

Summary

When Heather L. Montgomery sees a rattlesnake flattened on the side of the road, her first instinct is to pick it up and dissect it -- she's always wanted to see how a snake's fangs retract when they close their mouths, and it's not exactly safe to poke around in a live reptile's mouth. A wildlife researcher with a special penchant for the animals that litter the roadways, Heather isn't satisfied with dissecting just one snake. Her fascination with roadkill sets her off on a journey from her own backyard and the roadways of the American South to scientists and kids in labs and homes across the globe. From biologists who use the corpses of Tasmanian devils to investigate cures for a contagious cancer, to a scientist who discovered a whole new species of bird from a single wing left behind, to a boy rebuilding animal bodies from the bones up, to a restaurant that serves up animal remnants, Heather discovers that death is just the beginning for these creatures. This engaging narrative nonfiction is an eye-opening and irreverent look at the dead and dying animals that we pass by without a second thought--as well as a fascinating insight to the scientific research process

Table Of Contents

Rattled -- Library of life -- Dead discoveries -- Roadkill counts -- On the trail of dead devils -- Please pass the salt -- Rogue taxidermy -- Oh deer! -- Mama -- Dodging death -- Trees, tolls, and tweets -- Epilogue -- Simple acts save lives -- Annotated bibliography -- Acknowledgements -- Index

Target audience

juvenile

resource.variantTitle

Fresh look at roadkill

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