rare animals

Examines the physical characteristics, behavior, and habitat of tigers and why they are endangered.

Examines the physical characteristics, behavior, and habitat of elephants and why they are endangered.

A collection of essays and activities, illustrations and discussion questions designed to teach students in kindergarten through eighth grade about the process of extinction and the role people play in the destruction and preservation of natural habitats.

Presents 100 plants and animals now on the endangered species list.

Provides physical descriptions and discusses the habits of such unusual fishes as the mudskipper, longnosed batfish, burrfish, and spotted wobbegong.

Describes several endangered animals, such as pandas, otters, cockatoos, and tigers, and offers suggestions for how to help the animals.

Describes various mammals in the Northern Hemisphere that are endangered and at risk of becoming extinct.

An investigation of the largely undocumented underground economy involving the trafficking in rare and exotic species of animals in the United States, looking at what happens to surplus animals from the nation's zoos, theme parks, and laboratories.

Introduces four endangered species--whooping cranes, elephants, monk seals, and polar bears--and describes what is being done to protect them and their habitats.

Scott Weidensaul chronicles scientists' search for extinct species, discussing how some plants and animals have reappeared after being lost for hundreds of years. Weidensaul, a popularizer of science, makes tough topics easy to understand.