Books with title Endangered Plants

Meet wildlife biologist and writer Summer "Sam" Westin, whose dream of saving the cougars is complicated when a boy vanishes from a campground in Utah... A child has gone missing, and Sam Westin knows it's her fault. She nudged the boy down a dark path toward a man she presumed was his father. Now there's a media campaign targeting the cougars she helped rehabilitate and release a year ago, blaming them for the boy's disappearance. It's only when FBI Agent Chase Perez joins the case that human suspects are considered.Clues lead Sam and Chase to the high country, where they comb the rocky canyons for evidence of the boy and for the one man who may be a vital witness. But as hours pass, and the media frenzy escalates, Sam fears they won't uncover the truth in time to save both the boy and the big cats...

Zak Bates, Ra-Kit the Magic Cat, and Sampson the Flying Dog are on another eco-adventure that takes them first to the Illinois River, where Zak meets Minzhe. According to Ra-Kit, Minzhe is the oldest, wisest and orneriest Asian Silver Carp alive today. They then travel to the Florida Everglades, where Zak is introduced to Ohnmar: a large and angry python that was released to the wilds by his owner. Minzhe and Ohnmar teach Zak an important lesson that he’ll need to call upon when the three travelers are called to an emergency in Ohio. A large group of wild and potentially dangerous animals has escaped from a private preserve, and the situation threatens to spiral out of control despite Zak and his team’s best efforts. Endangered is a Zak Bates Eco-Adventure novel that will both entertain and enlighten young readers about some of the true-life perils that our animal friends face.

When Sophie has to visit her mother at her sanctuary for bonobos, she’s not thrilled to be there. Then Otto, an infant bonobo, comes into her life, and for the first time she feels responsible for another creature. But peace does not last long for Sophie and Otto. When an armed revolution breaks out in the country, the sanctuary is attacked, and the two of them must escape unprepared into the jungle. Caught in the crosshairs of a lethal conflict, they must struggle to keep safe. In Endangered, Eliot Schrefer plunges us into a heart-stopping exploration of the things we do to survive, the sacrifices we make to help others, and the tangled geography that ties us all, human and animal, together.

Some of the world's most beautiful places are in danger of being lost to both natural and human-caused threats, but there may still be time to save them. This thought-provoking book takes readers on a journey around the world, looking at some of the most at-risk places on our planet. Colorful photographs and accessible text help readers understand the problems at hand and what is being done to try to combat them. This informative volume focuses on key environmental issues and encourages readers to be globally conscious.

Some of the world's most beautiful places are in danger of being lost to both natural and human-caused threats, but there may still be time to save them. This thought-provoking book takes readers on a journey around the world, looking at some of the most at-risk places on our planet. Colorful photographs and accessible text help readers understand the problems at hand and what is being done to try to combat them. This informative volume focuses on key environmental issues and encourages readers to be globally conscious.

When Sophie has to visit her mother at her sanctuary for bonobos, she’s not thrilled to be there. Then Otto, an infant bonobo, comes into her life, and for the first time she feels responsible for another creature. But peace does not last long for Sophie and Otto. When an armed revolution breaks out in the country, the sanctuary is attacked, and the two of them must escape unprepared into the jungle. Caught in the crosshairs of a lethal conflict, they must struggle to keep safe. In Endangered, Eliot Schrefer plunges us into a heart-stopping exploration of the things we do to survive, the sacrifices we make to help others, and the tangled geography that ties us all, human and animal, together.

In Endangered!, readers will examine how plants and animals are impacted by human activity, why it matters, and what can be done to help. Featuring 24 pages with real-life photographs, before- and after-reading activities, informational sidebars, and more, students will stay engaged while building reading comprehension skills. Do you like science? Do you want to help take care of the Earth? Then the Green Earth Science series is perfect for you. Each book in the collection helps you discover simple things that you can do to be a friend of the Earth and the science behind why it's important.