| Description |
48 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm |
| Note |
Includes index. |
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Originally published in UK under the title: Very wonderful, very rare : saving the most endangered wildlife on Earth, in 2013. |
| Contents |
Very wonderful, very rare -- How to save a species -- Humpback whale -- Black robin -- Przewalski's (wild) horse -- Greater bamboo lemur -- Javan rhino -- Cebu frill-wing -- Red River giant softshell turtle -- Spoon-billed sandpiper -- Attenborough's pitcher plant -- Tarzan's chamaleon -- Pygmy three-toed sloth -- Saola -- Luristan newt -- Wild yam -- Red-finned blue-eye -- Northern muriqui -- Mauritius kestrel -- Where on Earth? -- The world's 100 most threatened species. |
| Summary |
Introduces readers to some of the most threatened species on Earth. Meet some of the scientists who study species survival, and discover what inspires their work-- from cases of critically endangered wildlife to the success stories of species that have been brought back from the brink of extinction. Rare photos and engaging text will fascinate readers of all ages, giving them a glimpse of the diversity that is essential to the future of life on Earth. |
| Local Note |
WNDSR Gift of Marian Sorbo in honor of Rick & Susan Huleatt. |
| Subject |
Endangered species -- Juvenile literature.
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Rare animals -- Juvenile literature.
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Rare plants -- Juvenile literature.
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Wildlife conservation -- Juvenile literature.
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Endangered species. (OCoLC)fst00909658
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Rare animals. (OCoLC)fst01090084
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Rare plants. (OCoLC)fst01090176
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Wildlife conservation. (OCoLC)fst01175253
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| Genre/Form |
Juvenile works. (OCoLC)fst01411637
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| Added Author |
Baillie, Jonathan, author.
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Butcher, Ellen, author.
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| Added Title |
Very wonderful, very rare.
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| ISBN |
9781771470636 (bound) |
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1771470631 (bound) |
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9781771470803 (pbk.) |
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1771470801 (pbk.) |
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