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81) Gorillas
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"Find out why gorillas are in danger of dying out, what effect these animals have on the environment, and what people are doing to save them from extinction"--
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"Do you know what an endangered species is and why animals become endangered? Who Will Roar If I Go? will itroduce you to thirteen animals around the world who have one thing in common: they need your help. With beautiful watercolor illustrations and rhyming verse, each animal is sharing a message with you that you will remember long after reading.
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Call all animals lovers for a search and find adventure! Discover the majestic tiger in the rainforests of Sumatra, spot the Antarctic blue whale hidden among the penguins, explore the polar region and swim with the sea turtles. Created in collaboration with WWF, this book is full of fun facts about the animals and conservation efforts around the world.
87) Big cats
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From snow leopards to tigers, almost all of the worlds big cat species are in danger of dying out. These fierce predators live all over the world in many different habitats and play an important role in their local ecosystems. Readers will discover how human activities are harming the cats and what can be done to save them. They will also learn about big cats species that have already gone extinct and how big cats live in the wild.
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"Shine a spotlight on animal species throughout history and the ones alive today in Animals Lost and Found, through beautiful illustrations and interesting facts. Children will learn about animals lost to extinction, animals we thought we'd lost but have found, and animals that are the focus of conservation efforts all over the world. This educational book for children aged 7+ is packed with intriguing information about extinction and the different...
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A single, healthy bald eagle egg is brought to the lower forty-eight states from Alaska in the 1950s. In this time only a little over four hundred bald eagle pairs were thought to be living in the United States--the US was in danger of letting its national bird go extinct. In spite of the odds against it, this egg hatched, the eaglet thrived, and today it is one of the reasons why bald eagles have made a come back.
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"This is a collection of beautiful illustrations of 43 endangered animals from around the world. From freshwater to oceans, forests, mountains, tundra and desert, grasslands and wetlands, rare and well-known animals are endangered -- some critically, some less so. Peary caribous, giant garter snakes, giraffes, puffins, and many more appear on these rich and varied pages, in full color hand-drawn illustrations, alive and vivid in the reader's hands....
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Tells the story of the ivory-billed woodpecker's extinction in the United States, describing the encounters between this species and humans, and discussing what these encounters have taught us about preserving endangered creatures. For thousands of years, the majestic Ivorybilled Woodpecker reigned over the dark emerald forests that once carpeted the bottomlands of America's broad southern rivers, as well as the red, rugged mountains of eastern Cuba,...
99) Wolves
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"Describes the characteristics, behavior, and plight of endangered wolf species, and what people can do to help"--Provided by publisher.
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