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Books in Endangered! series

  • Australia

    Grace Jones

    Hardcover (Booklife, Oct. 1, 2018)
    Learn about some of the most endangered animals in the world and the continents tat they live on. This series uses eye-catching imagery, informative diagrams and fascinating facts to bring key subject areas to life. It explores the reasons why some species are endangered and the steps that are being taken to ensure these species do not become extinct in the future.
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  • Fennec Foxes

    Kristen Pope

    Library Binding (Childs World Inc, Aug. 1, 2015)
    Learn all about fennec foxes, including where they live, why they are endangered, and how people are working together to save them. Chapters explain physical characteristics and behaviors as well. Additional features include full-color photographs, informative sidebars, detailed maps, a glossary of key words and phrases, and an introduction to the author.
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  • Mountains

    Donna Latham

    Paperback (Nomad Press, Sept. 1, 2011)
    Investigating a variety of biomes and today’s natural and human threats to their preservation, this interactive series challenges young readers to look at how their own actions influence the planet's health. Four distinct environments are explored in detail, showcasing the assortment of plants and animals that inhabit these outdoor communities as well as how they have adapted to their surroundings. Offering fascinating facts on each ecosystem along with vocabulary-building sidebars, these guides show budding scientists how they can contribute towards ongoing conservation efforts. The majesty of the earth’s alpine biome is captured in this guide that discusses threats such as acid rain, climate change, and habitat destruction, clearly depicting how these factors affect the world’s mountains.
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  • Tuaregs

    Ann Carey Sabbah

    Hardcover (Smart Apple Media, Aug. 1, 1999)
    Details the history, life, traditions, and culture of the Tuareg people of the deserts of northern Africa.
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  • Tundra

    Donna Latham

    Paperback (Nomad Press, Sept. 1, 2010)
    Investigating the planet’s biomes and examining the modern threats to each ecosystem, this interactive series challenges young readers to look at how their own actions influence the planet's health. With compare-and-contrast facts and vocabulary-building sidebars, each engaging guide reveals how environmental threats—both human and natural—affect plants and animals. Evaluating the coldest biome, this resource examines how the living things found in the tundra coexist harmoniously with the harsh landscape. Explaining how environmental change threatens life in this biome, this instructive guide leaves readers with a greater understanding of the importance of conservation and preservation efforts.
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  • Oceans

    Donna Latham

    Paperback (Nomad Press, Sept. 1, 2010)
    Investigating the planet’s biomes and examining the modern threats to each ecosystem, this interactive series challenges young readers to look at how their own actions affect the planet's health. With compare-and-contrast facts and vocabulary-building sidebars, each engaging guide reveals how environmental threats—both human and natural—affect plants and animals.Detailing the largest biome, this guide surveys the environmental threats to the earth’s oceans. Teaching students about coral reefs—the rainforests of the ocean—this educational resource explores topics such as the connection between increasing levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and the bleaching of the reefs. By comparing the size of an island of floating plastic and other trash in the middle of the Pacific Ocean to the state of Texas—and how that floating island impacts ocean life—the guide shows young environmentalists why consuming less plastic is important.
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  • A Is for Albatross: ABCs of Endangered Birds

    Sharon Katz Cooper

    Library Binding (Capstone Press, Aug. 1, 2016)
    A flock of rare, endangered birds takes wing in A Is for Albatross: ABCs of Endangered Birds. Readers can gawk at an emperor goose, spy an Uluguru bushshrike, peek at a piping plover, and more―all brought to life through vivid color photography and informational text. Fun Fact back matter drills down deeper into birds profiled in body text.
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  • Asia

    Grace Jones

    Hardcover (Booklife, Oct. 1, 2018)
    Learn about some of the most endangered animals in the world and the continents tat they live on. This series uses eye-catching imagery, informative diagrams and fascinating facts to bring key subject areas to life. It explores the reasons why some species are endangered and the steps that are being taken to ensure these species do not become extinct in the future.
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  • South America

    Grace Jones

    Hardcover (Booklife, Oct. 1, 2018)
    Learn about some of the most endangered animals in the world and the continents tat they live on. This series uses eye-catching imagery, informative diagrams and fascinating facts to bring key subject areas to life. It explores the reasons why some species are endangered and the steps that are being taken to ensure these species do not become extinct in the future.
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  • Deserts

    Donna Latham

    Paperback (Nomad Press, Sept. 1, 2010)
    Investigating the planet’s biomes and examining the modern threats to each ecosystem, this interactive series challenges young readers to look at how their own actions influence the planet's health. With compare-and-contrast facts and vocabulary-building sidebars, each engaging guide reveals how environmental threats—both human and natural—affect plants and animals. Examining this growing biome, this guide shows that the desert is more than just a giant sandbox. Discussing desertification and how environmental change—such as ranching, overdevelopment, and cactus collection—in this area can threaten life outside the desert, this resource instructs students on the need to treat the desert with care.
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  • Deserts

    Donna Latham

    Hardcover (Nomad Press, Sept. 1, 2010)
    Investigating the planet’s biomes and examining the modern threats to each ecosystem, this interactive series challenges young readers to look at how their own actions influence the planet's health. With compare-and-contrast facts and vocabulary-building sidebars, each engaging guide reveals how environmental threats—both human and natural—affect plants and animals. Examining this growing biome, this guide shows that the desert is more than just a giant sandbox. Discussing desertification and how environmental change—such as ranching, overdevelopment, and cactus collection—in this area can threaten life outside the desert, this resource instructs students on the need to treat the desert with care.
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  • Great White Sharks: The Ocean's Most Deadly Killers

    James Martin

    Library Binding (Capstone Press, Jan. 1, 1995)
    Provides an introduction to great white sharks, along with its hunting and eating habits, and relationship with humans.
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