endangered species

After spending two years at a prison school, thirteen-year-old Sloe sets off on a trek across frozen wastelands, tending to the secret "seeds" of wild animals her mother left in her care, trying to reach a new life for all of them.

For millennia, lions, tigers, and their man-eating kin have kept our dark, scary forests dark and scary, and their predatory majesty has been the stuff of folklore. But by the year 2150 big predators may only exist on the other side of glass barriers and chain-link fences. Their gradual disappearance is changing the very nature of our existence. We no longer occupy an intermediate position on the food chain; instead we survey it invulnerably from above?so far above that we are in danger of forgetting that we even belong to an ecosystem..

Describes the life and habitat of the leatherback turtle, the largest of the sea turtles, and focuses on the environmental efforts being taken in order to protect and preserve this endangered animal.

A search-and-find book featuring endangered animals in their natural habitats.

"Introduces a group of youngsters who patrol the beaches of Parismina Island to protect mother sea turtles and their eggs from predators and poachers. When the eggs hatch, the kids gather to help escort the tiny turtles as they scramble across the sand to their home in the sea"--Back cover.

"Someone is trying to hunt FunJungle's Asian greater one-horned rhinoceros, and twelve-year-old Teddy Fitzroy is on the case"--.

When Freddy's first-grade class studies penguins, they discover that some are endangered and come up with a plan to help. Includes activities and fun facts.

Learn about the needs of animals, and how, if these needs are not met, a species can become endangered or extinct. Hands-on experiment.

Examines the reasons why animals become endangered or extinct, looks at the conditions that led to the extinction of the dinosaurs, and explains how children can play a part in preserving animal life.

An introduction to data analysis and probability that describes how wildlife scientists such as Ian Stirling and Jane Goodall use graphs and charts in their work, and includes a time line and problem-solving activity.