New book just released:
Just Released !
Reviews here or on Amazon.com would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks!
Mike Shaw
About Mike ShawMike Shaw can be described as a naturalist in the classical sense. His contribution to Science is a by-product of his love for exploring the natural world. Having participated in a chimpanzee rehabilitation project in West Africa, he later travelled to the Amazon to study paper and pulp production as it relates to deforestation. Twice travelling to the observatory at Arecibo, he has done contributing research on their S.E.T.I. project. He is the author of How to Make Rheinberg Filters, for the Hobbyist or Professional. His most recent project has been a comprehensive survey of tardigrade population in the state of New Jersey. Look for a published scientific paper soon.
I just left this review on Amazon:
Hobbyists and amateurs of all sorts – people who do things for fun or the simple love of it – are very fortunate to have friends like Michael Shaw. Mike is a professional biologist who studies tardigrades. But Mike is also a talented teacher and writer, judging from this new book. It is about 100 pages long, with lots of wonderful color pictures and the $2.99 price is very reasonable.
Tardigrdes are microscopic invertebrate creatures called “water bears” because they like to live in water, and move on six stubby little legs that makes them look like lumbering bears. They are also among the first invertebrates to travel with astronauts outside the earth’s atmosphere. In this book Mike tells us not only what tardigrades are, but where they live, what they eat and what eats them, and how to find, capture and view them under the microscope. He also has sections telling you how to use a microscope and set it up to take photographs and digital images with it. In this small book there is even information about doing tardigrade research, and how to find more information about them. The style of writing is simple, friendly, and humorous, and appeals to all reader age groups.
Mike also has a tardigrade website (www.tardigrade.us), which is as remarkable as the book. You can use a link there to watch a video of Mike talking about water bears and tardigrades in space. Besides being a bargain and full of useful information, this book is a visual and verbal delight. I highly recommend it!
Thanks, Glenn, loved the review!
Much appreciated.
Mike