Discover Cryobiology

From the Series Searchlight Books ™ — What's Cool about Science?

  • Interest Level: Grade 3 - Grade 5
  • Reading Level: Grade 3

Cryobiologists study how cold affects living things. This research has many amazing uses, but what do icy temperatures have to do with organ transplants? And how can researchers use a freezer to save endangered species? Learn about the work cryobiologists are doing today and the breakthroughs they hope to achieve in the future.

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Interest Level Grade 3 - Grade 5
Reading Level Grade 3
Genre Science
Category 5 Kinds of Nonfiction, 5KN: Traditional Nonfiction, STEM, STEM: Technology
Copyright 2017
Publisher Lerner Publishing Group
Brand Searchlight Books ™
Imprint Lerner Publications ™
Language English
Number of Pages 40
Publication Date 2016-08-01
Reading Counts! Level 4.7
Text Type Informational/Explanatory
BISACS JNF051000, JNF061000
Dewey 571.4/645
Dimensions 7 x 9
Lexile 770
Guided Reading Level U
ATOS Reading Level 4.8
Accelerated Reader® Quiz 182724
Accelerated Reader® Points 0.5
Features Bibliography/further reading, Glossary, Index, Reviewed, Table of contents, Teaching Guides, and eSource

Author: Lisa J. Amstutz

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“With eyes planted firmly on the future, this entry in the Searchlight Books: What’s Cool about Science? series examines the science behind cryobiology . . . [i]n four clear, concise chapters. . . . [A] level account.”—Booklist