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Biodiversity

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A photo essay demonstrating the concept of biodiversity, a term used to encompass the many forms of life on Earth and their interdependence on one another for survival. The reader not only gets a firm grasp of what biodiversity is, but also an explanation of why it is important to maintain.

112 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1996

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Dorothy Hinshaw Patent

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As a child, my favorite activity was exploring nature, especially finding animals like frogs, toads, and lizards. I kept tropical fish, had a dog, and loved riding horses. My love of animals led to a Ph.D. degree from U.C. Berkley in Zoology. In grad school I met and married fellow student Greg Patent. Our two sons, David and Jason, were born before we finished school. I wanted to use my training and my knowledge, but I also wanted to raise my sons and be there for them when they needed me. I decided that writing the kind of books I'd always loved reading was a good solution to my dilemma, and that turned out to be true. One of my favorite things is learning new "stuff," and every time I tackle a new book project I get to indulge myself in that passion. I'm a lucky gal!

Fast forward to the present. Our sons are grown and have their own families. We live in Missoula, MT, where Greg is now a food writer (http://www.thebakingwizard.com) and a radio personality (httpp://www.mtpr.org--look for Food Guys). My writing has expanded to other nonfiction topics, especially ones dealing with the Westward Expansion period of U.S. history. I've taught writing classes in many venues, visited schools in most U.S. states, attended many conferences for teachers and librarians, won a number of awards, and had great travel adventures in pursuit of my subject matter.

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June 1, 2016
L'importanza della biodiversità, spiegata in parole semplici ai ragazzi e/o a chi dell'argomento sa poco o nulla. L'autrice (insegnante e naturalista americana che ha all'attivo diverse pubblicazioni simili) prende in esame due aree geografiche a lei ben conosciute, Nord America e Costarica, analizzandone molti esempi di specie animali e vegetali e spiegando sia perché le loro differenze siano così fondamentali alla loro sopravvivenza in un determinato habitat, sia che cosa accadrebbe (o è purtroppo già accaduto) nei rispettivi ecosistemi se tali specie dovessero estinguersi.
Il pregio di questo testo, che in realtà è molto discorsivo, sta soprattutto nel suo valore informativo: un linguaggio semplice unito a molti esempi e a belle immagini, lo rendono piacevole e interessante anche ai profani e fanno ben comprendere quanto fondamentale sia la salvaguardia ambientale per il futuro del nostro pianeta. Sicuramente non è adatto a chi è in cerca di qualcosa di più scientifico, ma va bene se si vuole avere un'infarinatura generale sull'argomento. Inoltre leggerlo in inglese si è rivelato utilissimo per rispolverare e/o imparare molti termini tecnici (legati ad esempio al surriscaldamento globale, agli sconvolgimenti climatici, alle diverse specie animali e vegetali) che raramente incontro nelle mie abituali letture in lingua. Voto: ★★★
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