Birds vs. Blades?
Offshore Wind Power and the Race to Protect Seabirds
On a rainy March evening, three scientists climb aboard a small boat and head out onto the Chesapeake Bay. Their mission: to sneak up on seabirds sleeping on the water’s surface, safely capture them, and bring them to shore so a team of veterinarians can implant high-tech tags. After surgery, the birds will be released, and the scientists will track their movements.
What makes this research so important? Wind farms are coming to the Atlantic Ocean. These farms will be able to turn wind into much-needed clean, renewable energy. Yet the Atlantic coast is also a migration corridor for millions of birds that are an essential part of the ocean food chain.
Find out how scientists are getting up close and personal with several bird species to answer a critical question: can we harvest clean wind energy without harming seabirds?
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| Interest Level | Grade 4 - Grade 6 |
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| Reading Level | Grade 5 |
| Genre | Science |
| Category | 5 Kinds of Nonfiction, 5KN: Narrative Nonfiction, STEM, STEM: Engineering, STEM: Life Science/Animals |
| Copyright | 2017 |
| Publisher | Lerner Publishing Group |
| Imprint | Millbrook Press ™ |
| Language | English |
| Number of Pages | 48 |
| Publication Date | 2016-08-01 |
| Reading Counts! Level | 7.5 |
| Text Type | Narrative Nonfiction |
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| BISACS | JNF003030, JNF003220, JNF037020 |
| Dewey | 578.77 |
| Graphics | Full-color illustrations |
| Dimensions | 10.625 x 8.875 |
| Lexile | 960 |
| ATOS Reading Level | 6.2 |
| Accelerated Reader® Quiz | 184099 |
| Accelerated Reader® Points | 1.0 |
| Features | Author/Illustrator biography, Author/Illustrator note, Awards, Bibliography/further reading, Glossary, Index, Maps, Reviewed, and Table of contents |
Author: Rebecca E. Hirsch
Rebecca E. Hirsch is an award- winning children’s author with a PhD in plant biology. Her picture books include Plants Can’t Sit Still and Night Creatures: Animals That Swoop, Crawl, and Creep while You Sleep. She lives with her husband and three children in State College, Pennsylvania. You can visit her online at rebeccahirsch.com.
Awards
- Children's Book Committee at Bank Street College Best Children's Book of the Year
Reviews
Booklist
“This handsome book offers a well-researched and enlightening discussion of a topic seldom mentioned in children’s books.”—Booklist
School Library Journal
“Tightly written text and rich photography make this a must-read for those interested in environmental science and clean energy. Use this in classrooms to get debates on clean energy started.”—School Library Journal
Kirkus Reviews
“There’s lots of information here, but there’s also lively action, a sense of immediacy. . . . Practical, topical science in the field for middle-grade and middle school readers.”—Kirkus Reviews