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New York, NY : Katherine Tegen Books, [2022]
Description
"A research-based exploration of queer behavior in different animal species is interspersed with personal anecdotes and interviews with scientists"--
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LibraryThing member ewyatt
I learned a lot reading this book and feel like I added so many animal facts to my personal knowledge. I hadn't really considered animal sexuality previously. The book focuses on a different animal and behaviors in each chapter. Between chapters are interviews with practicing scientists. Each
In addition to zoology, marine biology, and other sciences, connections are drawn with history and human behavior. Cleverly constructed, informative, and thought provoking.
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chapter begins with a comic page about the chapter ahead. In addition to zoology, marine biology, and other sciences, connections are drawn with history and human behavior. Cleverly constructed, informative, and thought provoking.
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LibraryThing member EllenH
This was not in my normal realm of books to read, but it came up a year ago when it was discussed as possibly being inappropriate reading for a school library. I didn't read it then, just didn't seem that interesting. But now it has been brouight up as part of a removal process for a local school,
I was somewhat blown away with the implication of scientific research being aware of queer animal behavior and not including it in research papers, with the suggestion that no one would support such research then.
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so I thought I should know what they're talking about. I found it informative, easy to read, and thought provoking. Maybe something we should all read. It would maybe slightly dull for the average kid. But if one were looking to understand their own differences, then yes it might be just the thing.I was somewhat blown away with the implication of scientific research being aware of queer animal behavior and not including it in research papers, with the suggestion that no one would support such research then.
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Awards
Audie Award (Finalist — Non-Fiction — 2023)
Printz Award (Honor — 2023)
Rhode Island Teen Book Award (Nominee — 2024)
ALA Rainbow Book List (Selection — 2023)
YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction (Nominee — 2023)
Nerdy Book Award (2022)
Chicago Public Library Best of the Best: Teens (Nonfiction — 2022)
New York Public Library Best Books: For Teens (Top Ten — Nonfiction — 2022)
OYAN Book Rave (2023)
MISelf in Books (High School — 2023)
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225 p.; 24 cm
ISBN
9780063069497