Pamela S. Turner

Author of The Frog Scientist

13 Works 1,527 Members 148 Reviews

About the Author

Pamela S. Turner is the author of Hachiko: The True Story of a Loyal Dog and Gorilla Doctors: Saving Endangered Great Apes, an ALA Notable book. She lives in Oakland, California.

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Works by Pamela S. Turner

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The Frog Scientist (2009) 327 copies

Samurai Rising: The Epic Life of Minamoto Yoshitsune (2016) 316 copies

Hachiko: The True Story of a Loyal Dog (2004) 219 copies

Gorilla Doctors: Saving Endangered Great Apes (2005) 148 copies

Crow Smarts: Inside the Brain of the World's Brightest Bird (2016) 119 copies

Project Seahorse (2010) 114 copies

The Dolphins of Shark Bay (2013) 91 copies

A Life in the Wild: George Schaller's Struggle to Save the Last Great Beasts (2008) 59 copies

Life on Earth -- and Beyond: An Astrobiologist's Quest (2008) 52 copies

How to Build a Human: In Seven Evolutionary Steps (2022) 43 copies

Prowling the Seas: Exploring the Hidden World of Ocean Predators (2009) 31 copies

Comet Chaser : The True Cinderella Story of the First Professional Woman Astronomer (2024) 7 copies

Pamela S. Turner's - Hachiko: The True Story of a Loyal Dog, (Signed Copy) (2004) 1 copy

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How to Build a Human: In Seven Evolutionary Steps by Pamela S. Turner

Gr 5 Up—A fascinating narrative on the history of our species from 66 million years ago to now. Turner has
transformed a dense topic into an easy-to-understand and enjoyable j

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BackstoryBooks | 4 other reviews | Apr 1, 2024 |

How to Build a Human: In Seven Evolutionary Steps by Pamela S. Turner

Very conversational in tone and, of course, great information about human evolution.

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LibrarianDest | 4 other reviews | Jan 3, 2024 |

Samurai Rising: The Epic Life of Minamoto Yoshitsune by Pamela S. Turner

I think I'm with Leonard on this one. His review is definitely worth a read.

I didn't finish this because it felt awfully breezy for the violent subject matter. Do I sound like I'm against nonfiction being fun? I'm really not. I like fun! But a light tone when talking about atrocity is more appropriate for adults who, presumably, get how serious it truly is, even when the violence took place hundreds of years ago. Booklist called this book "pure excitement" and I'm just SMH that senseless violence is so thrilling to so many.

Ever since I had a baby I can't stomach violence like I used to. I can't watch Game of Thrones anymore. I even have trouble watching the NFL because I feel bad for the mothers of the players getting their brains smashed for entertainment. I'm not the right reader for this book right now.… (more)

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LibrarianDest | 20 other reviews | Jan 3, 2024 |

How to Build a Human: In Seven Evolutionary Steps by Pamela S. Turner

This book looked really promising, so I checked it out. But then, I read a few passages, and was disconcerted by their clunkiness. Good quality paper and excellent photographs, so I may try again.

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themulhern | 4 other reviews | Aug 4, 2023 |

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