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La Dama de Las Siguanas

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Join the lady of the Siguanas as she makes her way through the thick forests of the Caribbean in search of endangered St. Croix (Santa Cruz) siguanas. Hunted to extinction on the island of St. Croix by invasive species brought by the farmers they colonized, these siguanas are now found only on the surrounding islands in the Virgin Islands of the United States. Readers learn that a day in the life of a woman scientist can be anything but boring. Co-author Nicole F. Angeli is the lady of the Siguanas, can she help save these animals?


 

 

Spanish Description: Unete a la dama de las Siguanas mientras se abre camino a travâes de los espesos bosques del Caribe en busca de siguanas de St. Croix (Santa Cruz) en peligro de extinciâon. Cazadas hasta la extinciâon en la isla de St. Croix por las especies invasoras traâidas por los granjeros que colonizaron, esas siguanas se encuentran ahora solamente en las islas circundantes en las Islas Vâirgenes de los EEUU. Los lectores aprenden que un dâia en la vida de una mujer cientâifica puede ser cualquier cosa menos aburrido. La coautora Nicole F. Angeli es la dama de las Siguanas, Åpuede ella ayudar a salvar a estos animales?

English Description:

Join the Lady of Siguanas as she makes her way through the thick forests of the Caribbean in search of the endangered St. Croix (Santa Cruz) Siguanas. Hunted to extinction on the island of St. Croix by invasive species brought in by the farmers they colonized, these siguanas are now found only on the surrounding islands in the US Virgin Islands. Readers learn that a day in the life of a woman scientist can be anything but boring. Co-author Nicole F. Angeli is the lady of the Siguanas, can she help save these animals?

Publishing Details

Author : Jennifer Keats Curtis

Illustrator : Nicole F Angeli

Type of Spanish : Translated

Physical Details

Type of Book: Picture

Cover: Softcover

Year Published: 2018

Instructional Details

Reading Grade Level: 4th

Genre: Non-Fiction

Sub-Genre: Informational, Non-Fiction

Theme: Science, Animals