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A King Salmon Journey
By MILLER, Debbie S. & John H. Eiler
- ISBN
- 9781602232303 9781602232310
- Publisher
- Univ. of Alaska
REVIEWS
School Library Journal
Reviewed on January 1, 2015 | Preschool to Grade 4
Gr 2–4—Based on a true study, in which Eiler served as a researcher, this informational picture book offers a travel log of one female king salmon's 63-day journey from the Bering Sea to a spawning site up the Nisutlin River, recorded by a radio transmitter placed in the fish's stomach. Through descriptive text, simple maps, and side boxes of data, Miller and Eiler tell the tale of this salmon, referred to as Chinook, clearly explaining the behavior, physical characteristics, and habits of this species. Additional details on changing conditions, obstacles, wildli...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2014
In this engaging fictionalized account of a real salmon's two-thousand-mile journey from the Bering Sea up the Yukon River, Chinook avoids predato...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
