01897cam a2200421 i 4500 404882484 TxAuBib 20191127120000.0 180815s2019||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2018034813 9780544991484 hardcover 0544991486 hardcover (OCoLC)1049576278 TxAuBib rda Patent, Dorothy Hinshaw. Saving the Tasmanian devil : how science is helping the World's largest Marsupial carnivore survive / Dorothy Hinshaw Patent. New York, New York : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, [2019] 79 pages ; 24 x 29 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Scientists in the field Scientists in the field "In this addition to the critically acclaimed Scientist in the Field series, Dorothy Patent follows the scientists trying to put a stop to a gruesome disease before it's too late. Tasmanian devils are dying at an alarming rate from a type of tumor that appears to be contagious. What scientists are learning while researching the Tasmanian devil has potential to affect all animals, and even humans, as they learn more about how to prevent and hopefully eradicate certain genetic diseases."-- Provided by publisher. Ages 10-12. Grades 4 to 6. 20191127. Tasmanian devil Diseases. Epidemics Australia Tasmania. Tumors. Genetic disorders. Wildlife conservation Australia Tasmania. Wildlife rescue Australia Tasmania. Tasmania. Scientists in the field. Scientists in the field. TXMML