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This title is suitable for children of ages 18 months to 5 years. With text approved by the animal authorities at Sea World, photographs provided by the parks, and the well-known Sea World brand on the cover, this new marine animal series is sure to be great. This book contains interesting facts with fun pictures of Baby Manatees. ... Read more

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Good nonfiction for toddlers
We bought this -and others in the series- to keep at our beach house on the gulf coast of Florida.Our kids are fascinated by the sea life down there.

The books have a combination of photos, text and illustrations.The photos are nice, clear shots, but don't always match the text perfectly which is why they add the illustrations.It works!Best of all, there is not too much information- just enough for a toddler/preschooler.My kids,2 and 4, don't pick this every night, but it's definitely a regular in the mix.

I think the photos in the manatee book are some of the best in this series. ... Read more

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This book dramatically and factually exposes the radical environmentalists and manatee-protection bureaucrats. ... Read more

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Don't waste your time...
This book is incredibly misleading - the author has no authority or scientific data to back up his rediculous claims - esp. his conspiracy thoery that scientists and environmentalists (including Rachel Carson) have been misleading the public for years.I was asked to read this book while working for boaters facing a manatee "problem", and was so disgusted and annoyed with the poor writing that I could barely finish it.

McGill is not a biologist.
Tom McGill is not a biologist and has none of the credentials necessary to question the integrity of scientists.He doesn't even write well.
He and his buddy Ron Pritchard are pro-development and simply don't like conservation.This book is junk; avoid it.

Manatees only endangered by USFWS/FWC, but they are helped by McGill's Book!
Implementors of The Wildlands Project [no, I don't see 'black helicopters] certainly are howling mad that Captain McGill's obvious caring and affection for the manatee shine through so clearly. Followers of the likes of Dave Foreman and Reed Noss seek to slander the decades of hard work, serious research and honest effort that make this book a must for all schools and libraries. No, "Conspiracy of Ignorance" doesn't waste the reader's time with the sugar coating of Language Deception, but it does provide the meat and potatoes of facts, unvarnished. I hope that many, many more will read this book for themselves and consider that Captain McGill does not stand to profit from the manatees. He clearly seeks only to share the truth about them -- a truth that no one supporting The Wildlands Project will acknowledge or admit.While the proofreading could have been better, this remains a book with facts to be reckoned with.

Good book.Must be for EPA ecologists to try to bury it.
I read this book.There is seriously interesting info here if you haven't been following along with the manatee fight in Florida.I didn't know much except for what we were taught in school ("Manatees are rare and must be protected at all costs"), but when one actually looks at the hard data McGill presents here, you realize that you've been spoon fed a line of bull.I don't care much for the "conspiracy theory", but I will say that after I read this, I went to the primary sources, and I am angry that the ecologists and wildlife advocates have been lying for so long.I don't care why they lied, but they did.

By the way, the negative reviewer going by "Walter Nelson" is an Environmental Protection Agency ecologist.You don't get much more hardcore environmentalist than that, so take his "I'm not biased" disclaimer with a grain of salt.Read the book for yourself.The negative reviews here seem to be mostly from environmentalists anxious to keep you from seeing how they've lied to you.

Local governments sued into submission, read this book.
I know Captain McGill.He's a good man, and his book was well written.Was he angry when he wrote it?You bet!Did the book "cherry pick" or mischaracterize the mortality and other data?No.

The book explains how scientific studies have been mischaracterized and misused by folks with ulterior motives for the past few years in Florida to limit growth.Particularly, by slowing boating traffic down to a crawl and stopping home development in swanky neighborhoods on the coast and the canals.The information is well-laid out, and it's somewhat disturbing when you realize that the Federal laws that applied in the case of the manatee can be applied in many other places.

I've got to say, I see a lot of attacks here from Florida folks who I doubt ever read the book.From hardcore environmentalists to "smart growth" types to property owners looking to boost their values, quite a few people have a very vested interest in reducing dock permitting in Florida and imposing slow speed zones on their neighbors.It isn't some "X-Files" conspiracy, nor does it take much to scare local and state politicians with a few well-placed lawsuits into imposing unecessary restrictions under a settlement.Save the Manatee Club did it, and from what I've heard from the local politicos, the Club burned every bridge it had in the state when it started suing a few years back.You get the idea how angry people are from reading Captain McGill's book.

By the way, I'm not some raving boater, I live in DC.But I have been forced to squirm in front of the family of a young girl killed in a "slow speed" zone.Those zones may protect manatees, but people are dying in them because of the increased aggravation and speeding they are causing.That poor girl died in terrible pain, and I know for a fact that Captain McGill had to meet those same poor folks, so you'll have to forgive him a little for his anger at the activists.

Long story short, this is actually a very good book.Don't listen to the folks slamming it, none of them have actually read it.Check it out for yourself and you'll understand how a vocal minority can cowe local governments into submission...and how a handful of folks could think they can "fix" Amazon's review process! ... Read more

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Mysterious journalist on merman-haunted English coast explores nuclear and spiritual power in an ancient priory. ... Read more

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Winner of the St. Martin's Press/Private Eye Writers of America Best First Private Eye Novel competition 1992 (Originally published by St. Martin's Press, 1994, by E. C. Ayres Revised and updated 2009). After a ten year hiatus, non-conforming private investigator Tony Lowell is back, this time to tell his own story. As the original combination war-veteran/peacenik and laid back hipster, Tony Lowell is the original environmental activist-detective. He refuses to carry a gun. But that doesn't mean he won't venture where others fear to tread. ... Read more

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Ayres Creates a Great Swampy Mystery
E.C. Ayres creates a wonderful setting of swampy Florida and his characters fit right in.The cast of Lowell and Bedrosin are so opposite that they mesh well into a great mystery.

Note:ALMOST ANY BOOK THATWINS THE PWA/ST. MARTINS PRESS BEST FIRST PRIVATE EYE NOVEL CONTEST IS ASURE BET--Les Roberts(An Infanate Number of Monkeys), and Steve Hamilton(ACold Day In Paradise). ... Read more

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This title offers an introduction to animal protection and endangered species for young children, supporting the Science and Geography curricula. Each title provides: an introduction to the animal through its daily life, behaviour and habitat; information about why the animal is in danger and what is being done to help it; and maps showing where the animal lives plus charts showing how the number of animals is changing. ... Read more

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Discusses the family history, habitat, appearance, infancy, behavior, and protection of this gentle, endangered sea mammal. ... Read more

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Amatuer sleuthing leads 2 teenagers to shocking discoveries. ... Read more

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A Plesant Exciting Surprise
This delightful book was recommended by a friend who I did not think was into books.Boy was I wrong. A couple of high school teenagers witness a murder while courting on a moon lit beach in Florida.They naturally report the incident to the authorities, to find their lives could be indanger. The tale moves at a fast pace thru their going to college and their1930's courtship in the south Florida and Atlanta, Georgia areas.Whilefollowing a mystery that is suspenseful and not solved until almost thelast page at a college football game the reader is treated to an intimatevisit with the way it was in the 30's.Entertaing and great for teenagersand seniors alike.

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This was a wonderfully written book and I recommend this book to readers of all ages.It is a compelling mix of mystery and romance.For older readers it will be a nice piece of nostalgia.It is historically accurate. The description of Piedmont Park and the Chattahoochee River in Atlantagive it an exceptional ring of truth.Again, I recommend this book toreaders of all ages.

Appreciative Reader's Comment
This was a wonderfully written book and I recommend this book to readers of all ages.It is a compelling mix of mystery and romance.For older readers it will be a nice piece of nostalgia.It is historically accurate. The description of Piedmont Park and the Chattahoochee River in Atlantagive it an exceptional ring of truth.Again, I recommend this book toreaders of all ages.

Mystery at Manatee Creek
Robert Tylander's unique ability to create adventure, mystery and romance in one book held me in suspense until the last page. Highly recommend this book for people of all ages. It is refreshing high quality reading with no smut. ... Read more

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Best Manatee Book Around
I took a class on manatees and read several books on manatees and I found this one to be the most substantial and informative. I highly recommend it.

Great Book!
Great book!Beautiful pictures and great info!

Great book for someone interested in detailed information
This is a very good book for someone interested in the biology, habitat & distribution of these endangered animals. Excellent illustrations & photographs. I highly recommend this book for someone who wants morethan a field guide!

Only good for school projects
Manatees & Dugongs isn't something anyone would want to read in their spare time, but it was really useful on my manatee science project. Full of info and statistics, it's informative but of course quite boring. (Sinceit's a research book.) If you're doing a school project on manatees, readthis book! ... Read more

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Solid Foundation for Manatee/Sarasota History
This is an extraordinary scholarly work by Janet Snyder Matthews.Many historians have since drawn on this to augment their own work.If you want the historical framework to understand Manatee/Sarasota history, this should be your starting point.Well written, easy for the lay person to understand. ... Read more

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Rivotting!
I cried at the first chapter and was hooked. I never saw the ending coming.

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Detective Doug Shearer is awakened from his sleep with terrible news - three beheaded manatees are floating in Pine Island Sound.A local commercial fisherman is arrested, but there are other, unknown people involved.Doug attempts to solve the crime with the help of prosecutor Roger Barklett.While investigating the crime, Doug's personal life is turned into a shambles when his ex-flame decides she wants him back.Sit back and enjoy the ride as Doug Shearer tries to solve the manatee murders. ... Read more

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Learn all about this marine mammal and learn why sailors (who had been out to sea way too long!) used to think they were magical. You will learn what they eat, where they live, why they swim upside down, how many babies they have, how they sleep, and even what that green stuff is that grows on their backs. Most importantly, you will find out what you can do to protect them. Activities include making a manatee sponge print, a psychedelic manatee, a splatter paint manatee, and a veggi-tee that you can eat! ... Read more

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With exciting brilliant photography readers discover the life cycle of living things.Learn how chicks grow up to become roosters or hens, how some sharks come from eggs while others do not, how some turtles' hatchlings find their way to the ocean, and much more. ... Read more

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Webster's bibliographic and event-based timelines are comprehensive in scope, covering virtually all topics, geographic locations and people. They do so from a linguistic point of view, and in the case of this book, the focus is on "Manatee," including when used in literature (e.g. all authors that might have Manatee in their name). As such, this book represents the largest compilation of timeline events associated with Manatee when it is used in proper noun form. Webster's timelines cover bibliographic citations, patented inventions, as well as non-conventional and alternative meanings which capture ambiguities in usage. These furthermore cover all parts of speech (possessive, institutional usage, geographic usage) and contexts, including pop culture, the arts, social sciences (linguistics, history, geography, economics, sociology, political science), business, computer science, literature, law, medicine, psychology, mathematics, chemistry, physics, biology and other physical sciences. This "data dump" results in a comprehensive set of entries for a bibliographic and/or event-based timeline on the proper name Manatee, since editorial decisions to include or exclude events is purely a linguistic process. The resulting entries are used under license or with permission, used under "fair use" conditions, used in agreement with the original authors, or are in the public domain. ... Read more

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Describes, in simple terms, the appearance, infancy, habits, behavior, and habitat of the manatee or sea cow. ... Read more

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The manatees are facing extinction in Florida waters. The book is compiled of facts, not fantasy. Faulkner believes the text is too important a document about manatees overwhelmed by pesticides, people, pollution and power boats not to publish it as a book in itself. Manatees are living beings and need our help sooner than later ... Read more

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Faulkner does it again!
It it obvious from reading Douglas Falkner's book on Manatees and how their lives are impacted by over a million boats in Florida's waters every year, and by Florida's 15 million residents and 60 million tourist every year, why these gentle creatures are on the endangered spieces list.

Faulkner's running text, though it is only 101 pages long gives one little opportunity to put the book down, nor does his lively writing style give one little incentive.

Power boats are not the only enemies of the Manatees.Man made pollution, habitat destruction, pesticides and herbicides as well are killing the Manatees and the beauty that once was Florida.

The title of the book, Of Manatees and Man, is well chosen for the life and death of the manatees cannot be seperated from the life and death of man and his habitates. ... Read more