endangered species

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endangered species

Wildlife in danger

2007
Examines a range of endangered species--including rain forest tigers, woodland birds, marine plants and animals, and more--discussing why they are threatened and what is being done to save them.

Animal watch

2001
Looks at how loss of habitat, climate change, hunting, and other factors are contributing to the decline and extinction of wildlife around the world; and presents hands-on experiments that help explain the issues, as well as suggestions on how to make a difference on a daily basis.

Giant pandas in the wild

saving an endangered species
2002
A collection of photographs which capture the everyday activities of a group of more than twenty of China's wild pandas.

Sea turtles, past and present

2000
Discusses the prehistoric ancestors, evolution, modern species, life cycle, and endangered status of sea turtles.

The chain reaction

2011
With the climate completely out of control on the traveling planet, Cosmo and his friends must decide whether to abandon their once beautiful home, or work together to restore it.

Over the edge

a mystery in Grand Canyon National Park
2008
While she studies condors in the Grand Canyon a scientist's life is threatened, and the strange, hostile, teenage computer whiz in her family's foster care might be involved.

Megan and the Borealis Butterfly

1999
Transported by the magic mirror to the Amazon rain forest, ten-year-old Megan meets a girl whose scientist parents are searching for specimens of an endangered species of butterfly.

Desert tortoises

2004
Examines the characteristics of desert tortoises, noting the differences between males and females, and discusses their eating habits, mating, birth and growth, hibernation, life span, and threats to their survival.

Mountain lions

2001
Describes the behavior, habitat, physical characteristics, endangered status, and conservation of the North American mountain lion.

Whales and dolphins

1991
Describes different kinds of whales and dolphins, the dangers threatening them with extinction, and steps being taken to protect them.

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