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Author
Series
Publisher
Gareth Stevens Publishing
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Mountain gorillas are strong, peaceful primates who live in the mountains of Africa. Unfortunately, they've suffered greatly from habitat loss, the animal trade, hunting, and war in the small area in which they live. This book explores the challenges that mountain gorillas have faced, and how they were nearly extinct in the wild. Readers will learn about conservation efforts for mountain gorillas, especially the amazing work of conservationist Dian...
82) Panda
Author
Series
Publisher
Rourke Enterprises
Pub. Date
1988.
Language
English
Description
Discusses the giant panda, why it is an endangered species, and efforts by the World Wildlife Fund and other people to save the giant panda.
86) Project panda
Author
Series
Publisher
Steck-Vaughn
Pub. Date
1990.
Language
English
Description
Quin Zisheng and her family rescue a starving giant panda and see that it gets help at the Panda Research Center. Similar fictional vignettes combined with factual information focus on the behavior and endangered situation of the panda.
93) Daisy Rothschild
Author
Pub. Date
1987
Language
English
Description
The author describes her relationship with a Rothschild giraffe, a nearly extinct species, in Kenya.
Author
Series
Publisher
Simon and Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
1990.
Language
English
Description
Describes how animals such as the clouded leopard, Tahitian lory, and the Mhorr gazelle have become endangered species and how scientists at the San Diego Zoo are working on projects that will protect and conserve these rare animals.
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2005.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 8
Lexile measure
1010L
Language
English
Description
Satchel O'Rye, devoted son of an impoverished couple in a dying rural town, must weigh in balance the life of his most cherished dog and the freedom of a rare striped tiger.
Author
Series
Publisher
Gareth Stevens
Pub. Date
1996.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.2 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Provides descriptions of physical characteristics and habits of some of the most at-risk birds in the world, with explanations of why they are endangered and what can be done to protect them.
100) Turtle watch
Author
Publisher
Macmillan
Pub. Date
[1987]
Lexile measure
910L
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.