Scientists in the Field (Paperback) The Frog Scientist, (Paperback)

from Melissalorio

The Frog Scientist is an interesting amalgam of true stories. Pamela Turner discusses Tyrone's everyday life as a scientist, his story as a student and a teacher, and the story of Tyrone attempting to answer questions about atrazine's effects on frogs. She also discusses the effect that racial is...

from bereneezypie

This is a book about Tyrone and the experiment he and his team does on pesticides and the effects it has on frogs. I like how this book teaches children about the harmful things we do to our environment and the impact it has on every creature. This is an interesting book to use to teach the scien...

from Jmoreeda

Overall, the illustrations make the book attractive and interesting. The text concerning the research and Tyron's life is not presented in sequence or as parallel time periods. This coupled with the scientific method and language may create a difficult read for children. However, the information ...

from ktnguyen

This book features the life and work of biologist Tyrone Hayes. It is part of the Scientist in the Field series. The purpose of this book is to get youths interested in field biology. It explores the problem of pesticides on frogs, but it is not the main point of the book. I feel that this book l...

from JonathanToups

The Frog Scientist, by Pamela S. Turner, explores the research of Tyrone Hayes as he investigates the effects the common pesticide atrazine has on the declining frog population in the United States. Visually intriguing, this story provides both personal narratives of the research process, as well...