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A fascinating nonfiction photo essay about the tree-killing Asian long-horned beetle living in our very own backyards. AGES: 10 to 12 AUTHOR: Loree Griffin Burns, Ph.D., did her doctoral at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. Ms. Burns lives in Massachusetts with her husband and children. She is the author of Beetle Busters,Tracking Trash, and The Hive Detectives.

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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 * Abundant, close-up, color photos of the insect (from egg to pupa to mature adult), damaged trees, onsite workers, and informative labeled diagrams and maps help tell this disquieting story...A timely, well-told story and a call to action. --School Library Journal, starred review

* 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 * Abundant, close-up, color photos of the insect (from egg to pupa to mature adult), damaged trees, onsite workers, and informative labeled diagrams and maps help tell this disquieting story...A timely, well-told story and a call to action. --School Library Journal, starred review --

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Loree Griffin Burns, PhD, did her doctoral studies at the University of Massachusetts Medical School and lives in Massachusetts with her husband and three children. Ellen Harasimowicz's photography has appeared in the Washington Post, Scientific American, Down East, In Touch Weekly, and Audubon Adventures. She lives in central Massachusetts.

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