Face to face with manatees

"You're deep inside an endangered habitat. In the blue waters of southern Florida you come face to face with nature's gentle giant. Meet the manatee. He's playful, sometimes clumsy, and he rolls around when he's happy. Hear that?! He just squealed with delight. Learn why his...

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Main Author: Skerry, Brian.
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, c2010.
Series: Face to face with animals
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Summary: "You're deep inside an endangered habitat. In the blue waters of southern Florida you come face to face with nature's gentle giant. Meet the manatee. He's playful, sometimes clumsy, and he rolls around when he's happy. Hear that?! He just squealed with delight. Learn why his world is under threat from pollution and development, and what young environmentalists can do to protect that world."--Amazon.com.
Physical Description: 31 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 27 cm.
Audience: 008-012.
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (p. 30) and index.
ISBN: 9781426306167 (hardcover)
1426306164 (hardcover)
9781426306174 (library binding)
1426306172 (library binding)
Author Notes: BRIAN SKERRY is a photojournalist specializing in marine wildlife and underwater environments. Since 1998 he has been a contract photographer for National Geographic magazine covering a wide range of subjects and stories. In 2014 he was named a National Geographic Photography Fellow. In 2015 Skerry was named a Nikon Ambassador, and in 2017 he received the National Geographic Photographer's Photographer Award.