Pub Date: August 1, 2014
Dewey: 590.94778
LCCN: 2013039471
Lexile Code: 1190
Features: Bibliography, Dust Cover, Illustrated, Index, Maps
Target Age Group: 11 to 18
Physical Info: 0.40" H x 10.20" L x 7.10" W ( 0.75 lbs) 64 pages
BISAC Categories:
Young Adult Nonfiction | Science and Nature | Zoology | Physics | Earth Sciences
Description: After the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear explosion, scientists believed radiation would make the area a barren wasteland. Today the Dead Zoneis teeming with wildlife. But every plant and animal is radioactive, leaving scientists wondering how their survival is possible.
Brief description: Rebecca L. Johnson writes award-winning nonfiction for children and young adults about scientific discoveries and the scientists who make them. She hopes her books will inspire new generations of scientists by introducing readers to some of the remarkable species with whom we share the planet. Learn more at www.rebeccajohnsonbooks.com.
Review Quotes:
"Johnson paints a picture so vivid, readers will probably light up a Geiger counter after reading it. . . . [A]n informative, unsettling reference that captures the fallibility of humanity and the resilience of life."--starred, VOYA
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