Chasing Bats and Tracking Rats: Urban Ecology, Community Science, and How We Share Our Cities

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Cylita Guy Cornelia Li

Chasing Bats and Tracking Rats

Urban Ecology, Community Science, and How We Share Our Cities

Cylita Guy, Cornelia Li

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Annick Press Ltd
08 March 2022

Gripping narrative non-fiction with STEM and social justice themes that proves cities can be surprisingly wild places-and why understanding urban nature matters.

What can city bees tell us about climate change? How are we changing coyote behavior? And what the heck is a science bike? Featuring the work of a diverse group of eleven scientists-herself included!-Dr. Cylita Guy shows how studying urban wildlife can help us make cities around the world healthier for all of their inhabitants. In the process, Guy reveals how social injustices like racism can affect not only how scientists study city wildlife, but also where urban critters are likelier to thrive. Sidebars include intriguing animal facts and the often-wacky tools used by urban ecologists, from a ratmobile to a bug vacuum. Cornelia Li's engaging illustrations bring the scientists' fieldwork adventures to life, while urban ecology challenges encourage readers to look for signs of wildlife in their own neighborhoods.

By: Cylita Guy
Illustrated by: Cornelia Li
Imprint: Annick Press Ltd
Country of Publication: Canada
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 190mm,
ISBN: 9781773215389
ISBN 10: 1773215388
Pages: 108
Publication Date: 08 March 2022
Recommended Age: From 9 years
Audience: Children/juvenile , English as a second language
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

CYLITA GUY, PhD is a Toronto-based ecologist, data scientist, and science communicator who studies bats. In her downtime, you can find your friendly neighborhood batgirl chasing her next big outdoor adventure. CORNELIA LI is a Chinese-born illustrator based in Toronto. She is intrigued by narrative weaved into daily interactions between people and their surroundings and sets out to capture this relationship by externalizing ideas and emotions into visual elements.

Commended for Science Writers & Communicators Book Award 2022 (Canada)
Joint winner of Best Books List 2021 (United States)
Nominated for Rocky Mountain Book Award 2022 (Canada)
Nominated for Subaru Prize for Excellence in Science Books Award 2022 (United States)