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22) Rare animals
Author
Series
Publisher
Children's Press
Pub. Date
[2003]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
570L
Language
English
Description
Introduces four endangered species--whooping cranes, elephants, monk seals, and polar bears--and describes what is being done to protect them and their habitats.
Author
Series
Publisher
Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Books
Pub. Date
[1990]
Language
English
Description
Text and photographs describe the life history, physical characteristics, behavior, and underwater activities of the Florida manatee and how scientists and others are trying to save this endangered sea mammal.
Author
Publisher
Marshall Cavendish
Pub. Date
[2002]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.8 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Introduces the dedicated scientists who travel across the globe to visit habitats that are being destroyed by man in order to record the plant and animal species that exist there before they are wiped out completely.
Author
Publisher
Philomel Books
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
830L
Language
Español
Description
Profiles twelve endangered species from around the world, including giraffes, gorillas, giant pandas, and polar bears, and describes why it is important to save each animal from extinction.
33) Eagles
Author
Series
Publisher
Marshall Cavendish Benchmark
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
"Describes the characteristics, behavior, and plight of endangered eagle species, and what people can do to help"--Provided by publisher.
36) Whale
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
[1993, c1992]
Language
English
Description
One night a young girl and her parents witness the seemingly magical rescue of a mother whale and her baby that are exhausted from trying to outswim a spreading oil slick. Includes a whale fact sheet.
39) Birds of prey
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Describes the nature of birds of prey, where they live, feed, and hunt, why these species are endangered, and what can be done to protect and preserve them.
Author
Publisher
Crown Publishers
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Details the zoological discoveries found in the jungles of Vietnam, using research gathered from biologists, conservations, and indigenous peoples to describe such animal species discoveries as a half-goat, half-ox, and a barking deer.