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2) Open season
Author
Series
Joe Pickett novels volume 1
Description
When game warden, Joe Pickett gets close to the truth about the outfitter murders and endangered species, his life and the lives of his family face terrible danger.
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
62 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 34 cm.
Description
From the giant panda of China to Fiji's banded iguana, creatures all over the world are imperiled like never before in human history. Visit all inhabited continents via a series of striking graphic stamps by printmaker Tom Frost, depicting more than thirty species -- some familiar, some you may not have known existed -- all of which are in danger of not existing for much longer. Fact files from conservation biologist Martin Jenkins introduce readers...
Author
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations ; 35 cm.
Description
Exquisite charcoal drawings of ten endangered creatures--lions, elephants, giraffes, pandas, tigers, chimpanzees, penguins, turtles, macaws, and zebras--startle the viewer with their size and astonishing detail. A poetic text notes each creature's particular qualities and behavior, while providing a quiet counting exercise and a reminder that these animals must be cherished and protected.
Author
Pub. Date
©2010
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : chiefly color illustrations ; 19 x 26 cm.
Description
Sartore and National Geographic present 80 iconic images, representing a lifelong commitment to the natural world and a three-year investigation into the Endangered Species Act along with the creatures it exists to protect.
7) Tigers
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
48 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 22 cm.
Description
Did you know that tigers are the largest of the big cat species? These nocturnal hunters thrive in incredibly diverse habitats - and they rule them all with their stealth, cunning, and extraordinary strength. Read this book to learn more about these amazing cats that, sadly, are at risk of disappearing from our planet.
8) Rhinoceroses
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
48 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 22 cm.
Description
Did you know that a rhinoceros's horn can grow to 4 feet (1.2 meters) long? These animals are built like armored tanks, but their skin is actually very sensitive. And - unless provoked - rhinos are very peaceful. Read this book to learn more about these massive herbivores that, sadly, are at risk of disappearing from our planet.
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Bill Bryson meets John Vaillant in this life list quest to see the rarest species in North America.
Crammed into a minivan with wife, toddler, infant, and dog, accompanied by mounds of toys, diapers, tent, sleeping bags, and other paraphernalia, Cameron MacDonald embarks on a road trip of a lifetime to observe North America's rarest species. In California, the family camps in the brutally hot Mojave, where he observes a desert tortoise—"the...
Crammed into a minivan with wife, toddler, infant, and dog, accompanied by mounds of toys, diapers, tent, sleeping bags, and other paraphernalia, Cameron MacDonald embarks on a road trip of a lifetime to observe North America's rarest species. In California, the family camps in the brutally hot Mojave, where he observes a desert tortoise—"the...
Author
Pub. Date
c2008
Physical Desc
64 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. map ; 26 cm.
Description
Stresses the importance of saving endangered species and discusses how scientists are using the latest technology to survey animal populations, to track down and arrest those who prey on endangered wildlife, and to breed animals in captivity.
Author
Pub. Date
2009
Physical Desc
xxiv, 392 p., [32] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm.
Description
At a time when we are confronted with bad news about the environment nearly every day, renowned scientist Jane Goodall brings us inspiring news about the future of the animal kingdom. With the insatiable curiosity and conversational prose that have made her a bestselling author, Goodall--along with Cincinnati Zoo Director Thane Maynard--shares fascinating survival stories about the American crocodile, the California condor, the black-footed ferret...
14) American ocelot
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (55 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Chronicles the sad history, precarious present, and optimistic future for one of the United States' most endangered wild cats. Wildlife filmmaker Ben Masters documents these rare and elusive animals in South Texas while meeting with the biologists, the ranchers, and the cats themselves.
Author
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : chiefly colour illustrations ; 21 x 29 cm
Description
Disappearing Acts is a beautifully illustrated search-and-find book. Each page features a densely detailed landscape; rainforest, savannah, coral reef, etc. Within these landscapes are hiding threatened species such as the adelie penguin, elephant, panda threatened species such as the adelie penguin, elephant, panda and snow leopard, and children are invited to search the picture to find each one. Alongside each illustration run descriptions of the...
18) Music for tigers
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
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Description
"Middle-schooler Louisa wants to spend the summer practicing violin for a place in the youth symphony, but is instead sent to the Tasmanian rainforest camp of her Australian relatives. There she learns that her family secretly protects the last of the supposedly extinct Tasmanian tigers. When an encroaching mining operation threatens the hidden sanctuary, Louisa realizes her music can help."--
19) Elephants
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
48 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 22 cm.
Description
"Find out why elephants are in danger of dying out, what effect these animals have on the environment, and what people are doing to save them from extinction."--
20) Desert tortoises
Author
Pub. Date
2004
Physical Desc
24 p. : col. ill. ; 24 cm.
Description
An ancient desert dweller -- The slow and steady tortoise -- Female or male? -- Beat the heat -- Eating and drinking -- Mating and nesting -- Desert babies -- Sleeping through the winter -- Be careful out there! -- Helping human hands.
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