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Author
Publisher
Dawn Publications
Language
English
Description
Written and illustrated by a 14 year-old in 1992, this best-selling book has introduced a whole generation to the wonders of a very important habitat. Following XYZ the Ant, young readers walk through the alphabet and engage in fun alliterations about the amazing anteater, majestic macaw, and quiet quetzal along with the other inhabitants they encounter in the rainforest. The colorful illustrations were done in magic marker. It reaches a large
...4) Elephants
Author
Series
Publisher
Gloucester Press
Pub. Date
1990
Language
English
Description
Examines the physical characteristics, behavior, and life cycle of elephants and describes their relationship with humans and their status as an endangered species.
8) Turtle watch
Author
Publisher
Macmillan
Pub. Date
c1987
Language
English
Description
Text and photographs depict the endangered situation of sea turtles, current efforts to protect them, and the effect of these conservation methods on those people who sell or eat the turtles.
9) Leopards
Author
Series
Publisher
Benchmark Books
Pub. Date
c1996
Language
English
Description
Discusses how these magnificent cats live and what is being done to keep them from disappearing in the wild.
13) Lions
Author
Series
Publisher
Blackbirch Press
Pub. Date
c2002
Language
English
Description
Describes the physical characteristics, behavior, habitat, and endangered status of lions.
15) Cheetahs
Author
Series
Publisher
Blackbirch Press
Pub. Date
c2002
Language
English
Description
Describes the physical characteristics, behavior, habitat, and endangered status of cheetahs.
16) Tigers
Author
Series
Publisher
Blackbirch Press
Pub. Date
c2002
Language
English
Description
Describes the physical characteristics, behavior, habitat, and endangered status of tigers.
Author
Series
Language
English
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Publisher Annotation: When teenage Aaron discovers a baby elephant nearly drowning in the swimming pool at the guest lodge where he works, he acts quickly and manages to save the animal just in time. The rescued baby is brought to an elephant orphanage for care, and given the name Zambezi. When Aaron is offered a job at the orphanage, his life is suddenly transformed, as he discovers a bond of friendship with Zambezi and his lifelong vocation as an...
Author
Language
English
Description
When Jenny Wren learns that Peter Rabbit would like to know more about the four-footed friends who share the Green Meadows and Green Forest with him, she encourages him to speak with Old Mother Nature who is only too happy to help. During their "classroom" chats, she not only teaches Peter about Arctic Hare and Antelope Jack but also tells him about such creatures as Flying Squirrel, Mountain Beaver, Pocket Gopher, Grasshopper Mouse, Silvery Bat,...
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