PAMELA S. TURNER
 White shark on patrol  Sea slug on patrol  Tagging a bluefin tuna  Arachnologist Darrell Ubick  A Hadza family group  As a diver for over 20 years, marine biology is one of my favorite subjects  "The Thousandth Sword"--a samurai tale from Japan--appeared in the June 2007 issue of Cricket. |
Articles & Stories for ChildrenEach fall, dozens of great white sharks gather for a blubber buffet at California's Farallon Islands. They are the loveliest creatures on a coral reef. OK, they are also slugs, but don't hold that against them. The chemistry and magic of firework displays. Tuna: not just sandwish filling--they're the Porsches of the sea. A chance meeting with a sea turtle off Kauai lead to this story about a scientist's lifelong devotion to an endangered species. "Spiderman" is actually a guy who wears a ponytail and carries a slurp tube. The mimic octopus may be the only creature able to imitate multiple other animals. Why all the shape-shifting? Hunter-gatherers are now among the rarest groups of people on Earth, but Tanzania's Hadza still keep the old ways. As science fiction writer Arthur C. Clarke once wrote, "How inappropriate to call this planet Earth when it is clearly Ocean." Why language goes better with letters! More Articles and Stories... "The Thousandth Sword." Cricket, June 2007. "Good News Times Two." National Geographic Kids, May 2006. "Behind the Scenes of the New Movie, KING KONG." National Geographic Kids, February 2006. "Little Great White." Highlights for Children, February 2006. "Kids Did It!" National Geographic Kids, November 2005. "Amazing Animals." National Geographic Kids, November 2005. "Stalking the Queen of Tigers." Highlights for Children, July 2005. "California, Here We Come." Cobblestone, May 2005. "The Dog Code." Odyssey, January 2005. "Teens Who Decided to Help the World." Christian Science Monitor, December 7, 2004. "Turning the Spit." Spider, November 2004. "The Family That Kicks Together, Sticks Together." Christian Science Monitor, July 6, 2004. "A Lifeline for Lions." Highlights for Children, January 2004. "Life in the Death Zone." Odyssey, December 2003. "Taking the Ultimate Plunge." Odyssey, December 2003. "Deep Dwellers." Odyssey, December 2003. "I Spy with my High-Tech Eye." Odyssey, November 2003. "Do Sharks Have a Sixth Sense?" Odyssey, November 2003. "Go Fly a Kite." Christian Science Monitor, June 17, 2003. "Amazing Animals." National Geographic Kids, June 2003. "The ABCs of Bees." Christian Science Monitor, May 27, 2003. "Mars on Earth." Odyssey, May 2003. "The Extreme Team." Odyssey, May 2002. "The Endeavour Replica." Calliope, May 2002. "Frosty Frogs." Wild Outdoor World, January 2003. "Cousins in Crisis." Odyssey, October 2001. "Behind the Screen." Scientific American Explorations, Fall 2001. |
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