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Lightning Bolt Books: Amazing Migrators series.
Four short chapters briefly introduce the salmon's characteristics, habitat, and reproduction, then cover the basics of its annual migration: distance, starting point and destination, timing in the year and in the salmon's life cycle, reasons salmon must migrate, and threats humans pose to their migration patterns. Large, clear photographs help illustrate the choppy text. "Fun Facts" and "More Amazing Migrators" sections are appended. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind.
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Animal Migration series.
Following a brief overview of salmon species, this short survey examines their reasons for migrating and observes their behavior before, during, and after the journey. Engaging photographs, which span across the gutter of the wide-horizontal-trim book, elevate the introductory text. An appended page shows a map of selected migration routes. Glos., ind.
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Before the First Salmon Ceremony, P'ésk'a sees that a ceremonial tray has been left behind and must bring it to the chief. As P'ésk'a walks through the village, the text introduces his people, the Sts'ailes. Compensating for the meager plot are breezy Photoshop-colored line illustrations depicting Canadian land and life on the imagined day a thousand years ago. Further information is appended. Glos.
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Illustrated by
Jon Van Zyle.
In this engaging fictionalized account of a real salmon's two-thousand-mile journey from the Bering Sea up the Yukon River, Chinook avoids predators and reaches her spawning grounds. Young scientists may appreciate the text boxes of data (e.g., fish's speed, depth, river mile) received from Chinook's radio transmitter along the route. The art adeptly conveys the hazards and scenery of Alaska and Canada. Authors' notes are appended. Glos.
32 pp.
| Raintree
| August, 2004
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LibraryISBN 1-4109-0543-8$25.70
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Life Cycles series.
This book highlights each step of a salmon's life cycle, from birth through adulthood. Unfamiliar words are printed in bold and defined in the glossary; headings and captions focus readers' attention on main ideas, while text boxes answer potential queries. The photographs are well chosen, and a life cycle diagram is included. Reading list, websites. Ind.
178 pp.
| HarperCollins
| April, 2004
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TradeISBN 0-688-17475-2$$15.99
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LibraryISBN 0-06-051632-1$$16.89
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Alaskan native Robbie Daniels signs on with crotchety fisherman Tor Torsen for the salmon season, not realizing the old man also wants his help hunting for items buried by eighteenth-century Russian explorers and now worth a fortune. Robbie, who can't quite trust his employer's intentions, is a sympathetic narrator in this often exciting and colorfully detailed novel.
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K-3
Pull Ahead Books series.
Close-up color photos accompany this basic, easy-to-read introduction to the physical characteristics, behavior, and habitat of this fish. Questions meant to engage the reader interrupt the flow of the text and are occasionally condescending, but overall, this is adequate for first report writers. A habitat map and labeled drawing conclude the book. Glos.
48 pp.
| Carolrhoda
| October, 2000
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LibraryISBN 1-57505-482-5$$23.93
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Carolrhoda Nature Watch series.
Clearly written text and well-labeled color photos portray the physiology, behavior, and life cycle of five types of Pacific salmon found in North America. Hirschi discusses migration, predators, and threats to natural habitats due to development, logging, pollution, and dams, as well as drawbacks to programs such as fish ladders and breeding and releasing hatchery salmon. Glos., ind.
32 pp.
| Heinemann
| March, 2000
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LibraryISBN 1-57572-212-7$$19.92
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This concise book offers a step-by-step overview of the life cycle of a salmon, with each stage of development and reproduction described in simple language and accompanied by clear color photos. A pictorial recap at the end recounts the stages. Also discussed are threats posed by humans and predatory animals in the salmon's migration to and from its home stream. Bib., glos., ind.
32 pp.
| Soundprints
| July, 2000
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TradeISBN 1-56899-829-5$$15.95
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Illustrated by
Joanie Popeo.
Despite dangers such as seals, bald eagles, bears, and fishing nets, there is not much tension in this story as Sockeye the salmon makes his way through Puget Sound and up the Cedar River to his spawning grounds. His journey is illustrated in adequate realistic paintings. An afterword presents information about the environmental impact of human construction and development on the salmon. Glos.