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Explores the physical characteristics, behavior, habitat, diet, and endangered status of giant pandas.

For the past two centuries and more, the West has acquired the treasures of antiquity to fill its museums, so that visitors to the British Museum in London, the Louvre in Paris, and the Metropolitan in New York -- to name but a few -- can wonder at the ingenuity of humanity throughout the ages. But all this came at a huge cost. From the Napoleonic campaigns that filled the Louvre with Egyptian artifacts, to the plunder that accompanied British imperialism across the globe, the amazing collections in the West's great museums were wrenched from their original context by means that often amounted to theft. Now the countries from which they came would like them back. The Greek demand for the return of the Elgin Marbles is only the tip of an iceberg that includes a host of world-historical artifacts, from the Benin Bronzes to the Bust of Nefertiti. In the opinion of many people, many of these items are looted property -- and should be returned immediately.

After conducting exclusive interviews with more than one hundred current and former Secret Service agents, bestselling author and award-winning reporter Ronald Kessler reveals their secrets for the first time.

Presents information about tigers, their characteristics, behaviors, habitat, and status in the world, discussing why they are going endangered and what readers might be able to do to help save tigers from going extinct.

Presents a full-color magazine-type book from National Geographic on polar bears and their rescue. Describes their different breeds, natural history, physical and behavioral traits, habitat, and conservation status. Includes real-life stories, maps, field reports, fact files, activities, infographics, and resources.

Presents a full-color magazine-type book from National Geographic on elephants and their rescue. Describes their different breeds, natural history, physical and behavioral traits, habitat, and conservation status. Includes real-life stories, maps, field reports, fact files, activities, infographics, and resources.

"After fourteen-year old Jace Wilson witnesses a brutal murder, he's plunged into a new life, issued a false identity, and hidden in a wilderness-survival program for troubled teens. The plan is to get Jace off the grid while the police find the two killers. And so the nightmare begins"--Back cover.

"Just when it seems that Anna Boyd's family has finally escaped Witness Protection, the normal life she has attempted to rebuild comes crashing down"--.

After witnessing a murder, high school senior Stella Gordon is sent to Nebraska for her own safety where she chafes at her protection, but when she meets Chet Falconer it becomes harder for her to keep her guard up, and soon she has to deal with the real threat to her life as her enemies are actually closer than she thinks.