Includes bibliographical references (page 78) and index.
Contents
Stalking wild horses -- Considering color -- Going wild -- When is a pony really a horse? Sorting out sizes -- Watching wild horses -- Science in a salt marsh, science on a sandbar -- Wild horses : shoot to save -- FAQ on PZP -- Forever wild? -- Glossary -- Some places to see wild horses in America -- If you want to help.
Summary
Traces the work of two wildlife veterinarians who protect and chart the lives of Assateague Island's wild horses, describing their shared efforts to balance the horses' ecosystem and raise awareness.
Awards
A Junior Library Guild selection
National Science Teachers Association's Outstanding Science Trade Book K-12, 2013
Audience
Middle School.
1210 Lexile.
Study Program
Accelerated Reader 8.4.
Reading Counts! 12.6.
Accelerated Reader AR Middle Grades 8.4 3.0 quiz: 154663.