{"id":92,"date":"2018-10-15T15:13:48","date_gmt":"2018-10-15T15:13:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/asuen.com\/nonfictionmonday\/?p=92"},"modified":"2018-10-15T15:13:48","modified_gmt":"2018-10-15T15:13:48","slug":"eavesdropping-elephants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asuen.com\/nonfictionmonday\/eavesdropping-elephants\/","title":{"rendered":"Eavesdropping on Elephants"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiebound.org\/book\/9781541515710\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3204 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/images.booksense.com\/images\/710\/515\/9781541515710.jpg?resize=512%2C412&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Eavesdropping on Elephants cover\" width=\"512\" height=\"412\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiebound.org\/book\/9781541515710\">EAVESDROPPING ON ELEPHANTS<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>by Patricia Newman<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>Millbrook Press\/August 1, 2018<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Grades 4-8, 56 pages<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s what the publisher says:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Can understanding how forest elephants communicate help scientists find ways to protect this vulnerable species? Researcher Katy Pane and others involved with Cornell University\u2019s Elephant Listening Project believe it can. Patricia Newman takes readers behind the scenes to see how scientists are making new discoveries about elephant communication and using what they learn to help these majestic animals.<\/p>\n<p>Features: Author\/Illustrator biography, Bibliography\/further reading, Glossary, Index, Maps, Page Plus, Primary source quotations\/images, and Reviewed<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>And what the critics say:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A Junior Library Guild Selection<\/li>\n<li>\u201cAn inviting introduction to biologists at work.\u201d \u2014<i>Booklist<\/i><\/li>\n<li>\u201c\u2026this book does an excellent job of transporting readers and providing a clear, multifaceted picture of African forest elephants\u2026\u201cThe more you listen to wildlife, the more your mind opens up to new ideas about why the world is a place worth saving.\u201d VERDICT A great pick for middle school nonfiction collections.\u201d \u2014<i>School Library Journal<\/i><\/li>\n<li>\u201cFascinating for earnest conservationists.\u201d \u2014Kirkus Reviews<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Read my thoughts <a href=\"http:\/\/lauriethompson.com\/2018\/10\/15\/review-eavesdropping-on-elephants\/\">here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Finally, watch the trailer to see&#8211;and hear&#8211;some of the animals from the book!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"525\" height=\"296\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UYtIwTEkCQU?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/http:\/\/asuen.com\/nonfictionmonday\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-283\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lauriethompson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/nonfiction.monday.jpg?resize=158%2C111\" alt=\"Facts First! Nonfiction Monday\" width=\"158\" height=\"111\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>EAVESDROPPING ON ELEPHANTS by Patricia Newman Millbrook Press\/August 1, 2018 Grades 4-8, 56 pages Here\u2019s what the publisher says: Can understanding how forest elephants communicate help scientists find ways to protect this vulnerable species? Researcher Katy Pane and others involved with Cornell University\u2019s Elephant Listening Project believe it can. Patricia Newman takes readers behind the &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/asuen.com\/nonfictionmonday\/eavesdropping-elephants\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Eavesdropping on Elephants&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[2],"tags":[5,4],"class_list":["post-92","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nonfiction-monday-round-up","tag-millbrook","tag-patricia-newman"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pam6qm-1u","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":390,"url":"https:\/\/asuen.com\/nonfictionmonday\/baby-elephants\/","url_meta":{"origin":92,"position":0},"title":"Baby Elephants","author":"Anastasia Suen","date":"May 13, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"Baby Elephants by Kate Riggs (Author) Booktalk: A baby elephant narrates the story of its life, describing how physical features, diet, habitat, and familial relationships play a role in its growth and development. 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