Pamela S. Turner est une auteure acclamée, connue pour ses ouvrages captivants de non-fiction qui explorent la science, l'évolution et l'histoire japonaise. Parmi ses œuvres figurent "How to Build a Human: In Seven Evolutionary Steps", primé et reconnu comme un ALA Notable Book, ainsi que "Samurai Rising", finaliste du YALSA Excellence in Nonfiction Award. Elle a également écrit "Crow Smarts" et "The Frog Scientist", tous deux lauréats du AAAS/Subaru SB&F Prize for Excellence in Science Books. Sa dernière publication, "Comet Chaser", retrace les réalisations révolutionnaires de l'astronome Caroline Herschel.
Turner allie une recherche méticuleuse à un récit accessible, rendant des sujets scientifiques et historiques complexes captivants pour les jeunes lecteurs. Sa passion pour la faune et la culture japonaise va au-delà de son écriture : elle est bénévole en tant que soigneuse d'animaux sauvages, spécialisée dans les corvidés, et pratique le kendo, un art martial japonais traditionnel. À travers ses œuvres, Turner inspire la curiosité pour le monde naturel et les figures qui ont façonné les découvertes scientifiques.
Livres pour enfants
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Année
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1
Hachiko
2004
2
Life on Earth -- and Beyond
2008
3
A Life in the Wild
2008
4
Prowling the Seas
2009
5
Samurai Rising
2016
6
How to Build a Human
2022
7
Comet Chaser
2024
Scientists in the Field Books
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Titre
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1
The Snake Scientist (By: Sy Montgomery)
1999
2
The Wildlife Detectives (By: Donna M. Jackson)
2000
3
Digging for Bird Dinosaurs (By: Nic Bishop)
2000
4
Swimming with Hammerhead Sharks (By: Kenneth Mallory)
2001
5
Anthropologist (By: Mary Batten)
2001
6
Looking for Life in the Universe (By: Ellen Jackson)
2002
7
The Tarantula Scientist (By: Sy Montgomery)
2004
8
Gorilla Doctors
2005
9
The Prairie Builders (By: Sneed B. Collard III)
2005
10
Diving to a Deep-Sea Volcano (By: Kenneth Mallory)
2006
11
The Quest for the Tree Kangaroo (By: Sy Montgomery)
2006
12
Tracking Trash (By: Loree Griffin Burns)
2007
13
Emi and the Rhino Scientist (By: Mary Kay Carson)
2007
14
The Whale Scientists (By: Fran Hodgkins)
2007
15
The Mysterious Universe (By: Ellen Jackson)
2008
16
Science Warriors (By: Sneed B. Collard III)
2008
17
Extreme Scientists (By: Donna M. Jackson)
2009
18
The Frog Scientist
2009
19
Saving the Ghost of the Mountain (By: Sy Montgomery)
2009
20
Kakapo Rescue (By: Sy Montgomery)
2010
21
Project Seahorse
2010
22
The Hive Detectives (By: Loree Griffin Burns)
2010
23
The Bat Scientists (By: Mary Kay Carson)
2010
24
The Elephant Scientist (By: Caitlin O'Connell, Donna M. Jackson)
2011
25
The Mighty Mars Rovers (By: Elizabeth Rusch)
2012
26
Wild Horse Scientists (By: Kay Frydenborg)
2012
27
Stronger Than Steel (By: Bridget Heos)
2013
28
Eruption! Volcanoes and the Science of Saving Lives (By: Elizabeth Rusch)
2013
29
The Tapir Scientist (By: Sy Montgomery)
2013
30
The Dolphins of Shark Bay
2013
31
Chasing Cheetahs (By: Sy Montgomery)
2014
32
Park Scientists: Gila Monsters, Geysers, and Grizzly Bears in America's Own Backyard (By: Mary Kay Carson)
2014
33
Beetle Busters (By: Loree Griffin Burns)
2014
34
The Next Wave (By: Elizabeth Rusch)
2014
35
The Octopus Scientists (By: Sy Montgomery)
2015
36
Call of the Osprey (By: Dorothy Hinshaw Patent)
2015
37
Inside Biosphere 2: Earth Science Under Glass (By: Mary Kay Carson)
2015
38
The Great White Shark Scientist (By: Sy Montgomery)
2016
39
Crow Smarts
2016
40
Mission to Pluto (By: Mary Kay Carson)
2017
41
Eye of the Storm (By: Amy Cherrix)
2017
42
Amazon Adventure (By: Sy Montgomery)
2017
43
Life on Surtsey (By: Loree Griffin Burns)
2017
44
Impact! (By: Elizabeth Rusch)
2017
45
The Hyena Scientist (By: Sy Montgomery)
2018
46
Saving the Tasmanian Devil (By: Dorothy Hinshaw Patent)
2019
47
Eclipse Chaser (By: Ilima Loomis)
2019
48
Condor Comeback (By: Sy Montgomery)
2020
49
The Big One (By: Elizabeth Rusch)
2020
50
The Wolves and Moose of Isle Royale (By: Nancy F. Castaldo)
2022
51
Backyard Bears (By: Amy Cherrix)
2022
52
The Lizard Scientists (By: Dorothy Hinshaw Patent)