Extreme Scientists: Exploring Nature's Mysteries from Perilous Places
by Donna M. Jackson • Part of the Scientists in the Field Series
If you think that being a scientist is a career for the meek, it’s time to... read more
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- Grade
- 4-8
- Genre
- Adventure
- Biography
- Nonfiction
Year Published 2009
Word Count 9,939
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 1130L
- ATOS Reading Level: 7.6
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 129823, 2.0 AR Points
- Subject Headings
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Adventure & Adventurers
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature | Trees & Forests
- Science--Juvenile literature
- Explorers
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature | Earth Sciences - Weather
- Science--Vocational guidance--Juvenile literature
- Science
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature | Earth Sciences - General
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature | Environmental Conservation & Protection
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature | Environmental Science & Ecosystems
- Vocational guidance
- Explorers--Juvenile literature
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Science & Technology
- Science--Vocational guidance
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature | Biology
- Lists With This Book
- Science and Scientists
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