Anthropologist: Scientist of the People

Anthropologist: Scientist of the People
Scientists in the Field Series Book #6 of 62 in publication order (switch to alphabetical order)
Author: Mary Batten
Photographers: A. Magdalena Hurtado, Kim Hill

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Published on September 24, 2001
Age Group: 10 - 15 years
Reading Level:	AR: 7.0 (2.0 Points, Quiz #53620) Lexile^® measure: 1040L

Summary:
Imagine making your living by hunting, fishing, and collecting wild plants and insects. Imagine having to worry about being attacked by a jaguar or some other wild animal. This is how our ancestors lived for hundreds of thousands of years, but only a few peoples carry on this ancient lifestyle today. One of the few are the Ache, hunter-gatherers living in Paraguay, a country in South America.
Magdalena Hurtado is an anthropologist who has been studying the Ache for fifteen years. She has spent years living with the Ache people: learning their language, observing their history. The photographs and text offer invaluable insight into the work of an anthropologist.

Excerpt/First Sentence(s):
It is barely dawn when the forest birds begin singing. The kunchi beats its wings and makes a rough sound, trrrrrrrrrrr-krrrrrrrrr, that can be heard far away. The kuato sings a deep, almost sorrowful song, auUU, auUU. Nearby along the riverbank, frogs are still chorusing. Slowly, the muted sounds of the night give way to the laughterlike squawks of the peta, a loudmouthed bird that wakes up everyone.

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64 pages. List price $20.00
ISBN-10: 0618083685
ISBN-13: 9780618083688
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