Pamela S. Turner es una aclamada autora conocida por sus cautivadores libros de no ficción que exploran la ciencia, la evolución y la historia japonesa. Entre sus obras destacan el galardonado "How to Build a Human: In Seven Evolutionary Steps", reconocido como Libro Notable por la ALA, y "Samurai Rising", finalista del Premio YALSA de Excelencia en No Ficción. También ha escrito "Crow Smarts" y "The Frog Scientist", ambos ganadores del Premio AAAS/Subaru SB&F a la Excelencia en Libros de Ciencia. Su publicación más reciente, "Comet Chaser", relata los innovadores logros de la astrónoma Caroline Herschel.
Turner combina una investigación meticulosa con un estilo narrativo accesible, haciendo que temas científicos e históricos complejos resulten fascinantes para los jóvenes lectores. Su pasión por la vida silvestre y la cultura japonesa va más allá de su escritura: trabaja como voluntaria en la rehabilitación de fauna, especializándose en córvidos, y practica kendo, un arte marcial tradicional japonés. A través de sus obras, Turner inspira curiosidad sobre el mundo natural y las figuras que han moldeado el descubrimiento científico.
Libros infantiles
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Título
Año
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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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Título
Año
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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)