Back from the brink
Back from the Brink answers these questions and more as it delves into the threats to seven species, and the scientific and political efforts to coax them back from the brink of extinction. This rich, informational look at the problem of extinction has a hopeful tone: all of these animals' numb...
| Main Author: | Castaldo, Nancy F. 1962- |
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Boston :
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt,
[2018]
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| Physical Description: |
168 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm. |
| Subjects: |
| Summary: |
Back from the Brink answers these questions and more as it delves into the threats to seven species, and the scientific and political efforts to coax them back from the brink of extinction. This rich, informational look at the problem of extinction has a hopeful tone: all of these animals' numbers are now on the rise. |
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| Item Description: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. The path to preservation -- Whooping cranes in the wetlands -- Wolves in the wild -- Bald eagles fly high -- Giant Galápagos tortoises walk the earth -- California condors soar again -- American alligators swim in the south -- American bison: Give me a home where the buffalo roam -- Call to action -- Learn more. Ages 10 to 12. Grades 4 to 6. Back from the Brink answers these questions and more as it delves into the threats to seven species, and the scientific and political efforts to coax them back from the brink of extinction. This rich, informational look at the problem of extinction has a hopeful tone: all of these animals' numbers are now on the rise. |
| Physical Description: |
168 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm. |
| Audience: |
Ages 10 to 12. Grades 4 to 6. |
| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780544953437 0544953436 |