RATS With Backpacks

<h2><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(0 138 0 1)>RATS With Backpacks? Do you wonder about what's inside of those little packs and why they wear them? </span></h2><h2><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(0 102 204 1)>Be curious and open up this book! </span></h2><h3><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(0 102 204 1)>Be inspired by intelligent rats who are trained to save people's lives because of their powerful sense of smell (a scent superpower)! Discover the story of a Scottish girl whose love of animals led her to become an animal behavior scientist at APOPO* training African giant pouched rats in Tanzania.</span><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(33 40 45 1)> </span></h3><p></p><p><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(0 102 204 1)><em>A heartwarming true story</em></strong><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(33 40 45 1)> with vibrant images from Dr. Kean APOPO Living Links the University of Kent Alamy Shutterstock and Dreamstime. </span><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(33 40 45 1)>This a book to share with the whole family.</em><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(33 40 45 1)> It will inspire you to learn more about how people can work with animals and make a difference in the world! </span></p><p></p><p><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(0 102 204 1)><em>*APOPO</em></strong><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(33 40 45 1)> </em><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(33 40 45 1)>is a unique Belgian non-profit organization which trains rats and dogs to save lives. APOPO's goal is researching and developing scent detection applications for these animals to save human lives and improve the environment. </span></p><p></p><p><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(0 102 204 1)><em>BLURBS about RATS With Backpacks:</em> Dr. Donna Kean and Her Work at APOPO. </strong></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(33 40 45 1)>Get ready to learn about the life-saving power of rats and a woman who trains them! Readers will meet Donna a female Scottish scientist and the intelligent little helpers performing search-and-rescue missions and more. A great STEM title for upper-elementary to middle school classrooms and libraries. - Deena Viviani Young Adult Services Librarian Brighton Memorial Library </span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(33 40 45 1)>What an inspiring story of a young woman's love of science and her pursuit to better understand animal behavior! Dr. Kean's story is one of family curiosity hard-work and a desire to make the world a better place that everyone can relate to. Everyone should learn about the incredibly cool work she has done at APOPO and how these intelligent rats are helping to save lives. -Dr. Calvin Uzelmeier Director of Exhibits Rochester Museum & Science Center</span></p>