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Crow smarts : inside the brain of the world's brightest bird / by Pamela S. Turner ; photographs by Andy Comins ; with art by Guido De Filippo.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Scientists in the fieldPublisher: Boston ; New York : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, [2016]Description: 73 pages : color illustrations ; 24 x 29 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780544416192
  • 0544416198
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
Is a crow smarter than a second-grader? -- Little feather -- Tooling around -- Snip, rip, snip -- Metatools and wind tricks -- Homecoming.
Summary: "In the newest addition to the ever-popular and authoritative nonfiction Scientists in the Field series, the team behind The Frog Scientist take you on a research trip to New Caledonia in the Pacific Ocean to follow crows in aviaries and in the wild while answering many thought-provoking questions like: "Can a crow outsmart a scientist?" Remarkably engaging narrative nonfiction coupled with beautiful photographs, this is a trip you won't regret booking!"-- Provided by publisher.
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Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Dr. James Carlson Library Children's NonFiction 598.864 T951 Available 33111008583144
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's NonFiction 598.864 T951 Available 33111008869113
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

One of the biggest differences between humans and animals is the ability to understand the idea of "If I do X, Y might happen." New Caledonian crows seem to possess the intelligence to understand this "causal" concept. Why do crows have this ability? What does the crow know and what does it tell us about brain size, the evolution of intelligence, and just who is the smartest creature on the planet? In the latest addition to the Scientists in the Field series, the creators of The Frog Scientist take us to a beautiful Pacific island, where a lively cast of both crows and scientists is waiting to amuse and enlighten us.



Ages 10-14.

Grades 7 to 8.

"In the newest addition to the ever-popular and authoritative nonfiction Scientists in the Field series, the team behind The Frog Scientist take you on a research trip to New Caledonia in the Pacific Ocean to follow crows in aviaries and in the wild while answering many thought-provoking questions like: "Can a crow outsmart a scientist?" Remarkably engaging narrative nonfiction coupled with beautiful photographs, this is a trip you won't regret booking!"-- Provided by publisher.

Includes bibliographical references (page 71) and index.

Is a crow smarter than a second-grader? -- Little feather -- Tooling around -- Snip, rip, snip -- Metatools and wind tricks -- Homecoming.

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