| Edition |
First Free Press hardcover edition. |
| Description |
307 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates ; color illustrations, map ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [285]-292) and index. |
| Contents |
Wing to wing--20,000 oiled penguins -- Dolphin dreams and penguin pursuits--the seeds are planted -- Penguins--waddling wonders -- African penguins--a species on the brink -- disaster strikes--the Treasure sinks -- the big cleanup--oil, oil everywhere -- Penguins in crisis--the world responds -- An impassioned plea--getting the call to help -- Salt River--birth of a rescue center -- The grueling work continues--the emotional and physical toll -- Angles in oilskins--12,500 dedicated volunteers -- Toothbrushes and dishwashing liquid--cleaning the oiled penguins -- Peter, Pamela, and Percy's long swim home--the world anxiously watches -- Thirty-five hundred hungry mouths to feed--raising the abandoned chicks -- SANCCOB--thigh biting and other hazards -- Robbery at gunpoint--our allegiance is tested -- Leaving the penguins behind--a difficult departure -- Hope on the horizon--the penguins survive and thrive -- Freedom for the remaining penguins--the rescue draws to a close -- THe lucky survivors--how did they fare? -- Life after the rescue--the mission continues. |
| Subject |
African penguin -- Effect of oil spills on -- South Africa -- Atlantic Coast.
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Oil spills and wildlife -- South Africa -- Atlantic Coast.
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Wildlife rescue -- South Africa -- Cape Town Region.
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Wildlife rehabilitation -- South Africa -- Cape Town Region.
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DeNapoli, Dyan.
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| ISBN |
9781439148174: $26.00 |
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1439148171 |
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