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On the Brink: Books about Endangered Species

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CHILDREN'S
Released: July 17, 2012
Kirkus Star MOONBIRD
by Phillip Hoose
"Meticulously researched and told with inspiring prose and stirring images, this is a gripping, triumphant story of science and survival. (photographs, source notes, bibliography, index) (Nonfiction. 10 & up)"
As he did in The Race to Save the Lord God Bird (2004), Hoose explores the tragedy of extinction through a single bird species, but there is hope for survival in this story, and that hope is pinned on understanding the remarkable longevity of a single bird. Read full book review >
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Oct. 1, 2011
THE CASE OF THE VANISHING GOLDEN FROGS: A SCIENTIFIC MYSTERY
by Sandra Markle
"A sobering glimpse at science in progress. (glossary, list of books and websites, index) (Nonfiction. 9-13) "
The golden frog, a Panamanian national symbol, began vanishing from its high mountain forests in the late 1990s, prompting a scientific investigation and rescue process that continues today. Read full book review >
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CHILDREN'S
Released: April 11, 2011
Kirkus Star THE MANATEE SCIENTISTS: SAVING VULNERABLE SPECIES
by Peter Lourie
"Overall, it lives up to the standards set by others in this stellar series. (maps, resources, glossary, author's note, index) (Nonfiction. 10-14)"
This latest addition to an always-intriguing series describes the work of Fernando Rosas, John Reynolds and Lucy Keith studying manatees in different parts of the world. Read full book review >
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Feb. 1, 2011
Kirkus Star CAN WE SAVE THE TIGER?
by Martin Jenkins, illustrated by Vicky White
"This is a treasure for teachers and animal lovers alike. (Informational picture book. 5-9)"
From big, beautiful tigers to the lowly partula snail, the stunning illustrations in this album of endangered species accompany a familiar message: Human actions change the world in ways that affect many other species. Read full book review >
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CHILDREN'S
Released: May 1, 2010
Kirkus Star KAKAPO RESCUE: SAVING THE WORLD’S STRANGEST PARROT
by Sy Montgomery, photographed by Nic Bishop
"Wonderful. (Scientists in the Field Series) (map, fundraising plug, acknowledgments, index) (Nonfiction. 9-13)"
Under the careful supervision of forest rangers and volunteers on an island off the New Zealand coast, the nearly extinct, flightless Kakapo parrot is the object of an intensive rescue effort described by this experienced writer-photographer team. Read full book review >
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Sept. 7, 2009
SAVING THE GHOST OF THE MOUNTAIN: AN EXPEDITION AMONG SNOW LEOPARDS IN MONGOLIA
by Sy Montgomery, photographed by Nic Bishop
"A bibliography of sources used is available online. (Nonfiction. 10-14)"
It's no easy feat to write a book about one of the most charismatic yet notoriously elusive creatures on the planet without a single sighting, but Montgomery pulls it off with style. Read full book review >