Beetle Busters

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		Beetle Busters
		Beetle Busters

The Asian longhorned beetle (ALB) has made news across the United States. These beetles came to America from China, living in wood turned into shipping material. At first the beetles invaded urban areas, where hardwood trees were in limited supply—Chicago was able to declare itself ALB-free in 2006. But right now there is bad news in Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, and Toronto—infestations have erupted in the area’s hardwood forests, and these beetles, while bad at flying, are very good at killing trees.

Clint McFarland’s job? Stop the ALB at any cost. How do you balance the needs of residents, the impact to the environment, and an invasive species primed to wipe out entire forests? It takes the help of everyday people, such as children playing baseball at a playground, teams of beetle-sniffing dogs, and science-minded people (bug scientists and tree doctors) to eradicate this invasive pest.

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"A splendid example of science controversy in everyday life." —Kirkus, starred review "Burns delivers a fascinating look at the origins of an invasive species and efforts to combat the damage it causes." —Publishers Weekly "This fascinating, timely book might just change the way readers look at insects and trees for good." —Booklist, starred review "The subject and the youth of many of the participants give this title an immediacy unusual even in this excellent series, bridging the gap between scientist and reader in a way that invites kids into the process." —Bulletin "Clear photographs, charts, diagrams, and a straightforward text with appropriate scientific vocabulary outline the problem, from the beetle’s invasion and difficult discovery to the trees’ destruction and replanting." —Horn Book Magazine

网友对Beetle Busters的评论

Two disclaimers:
(1) I know Loree Griffin Burns as a fellow children's science writer and consider her a friend.
(2) She sent me this book gratis because it was unavailable at a National Science Teachers Association conference where my son had instructions to buy it for me. I'm hoping she will accept one of my books in return (perhaps the newly revised Dr. Fred's Weather Watch for a family project).

That said, Beetle Busters is completely worthy of this 5-star rating. It displays Loree's thorough research and excellence in story-telling. What I found particularly intriguing was the mixed feelings that come from cutting down a stand of trees (or trees in a neighborhood), most of which are perfectly healthy, to prevent an infestation of Asian Longhorn Beetles from taking hold. Her Author's Note illuminates that feeling. It also tells how she almost didn't write the book, despite (or perhaps because of) the fact that it was happening in her own neighborhood.

Readers will be grateful she decided to take the project on. This book has many compelling threads, from the way citizens can do science to how invasive species can take hold and transform an ecosystem. Teaming up with Ellen Harasimowicz and the Scientists in the Field editors, Loree Griffin Burns has delivered another educational and fascinating book destined to win awards, as some of her previous titles have done.

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