Copyright Date:
2014
Edition Date:
2014
Release Date:
01/01/14
Pages:
48 pages
ISBN:
1-433-99714-2
ISBN 13:
978-1-433-99714-3
Dewey:
591.68
Dimensions:
27 cm.
Language:
English
Reviews:
School Library Journal
(Thu Apr 28 00:00:00 CDT 2022)
CLAUS, Matteson . Animals and Deforestation . ISBN 978-1-4339-9706-8 ; ISBN 978-1-4339-9709-9 . O'CONNOR, Karen . Animals on the Verge of Extinction . ISBN 978-1-4339-9714-3 ; ISBN 978-1-4339-9717-4 . O'CONNOR, Karen . The Threat of Invasive Species . ISBN 978-1-4339-9722-8 ; ISBN 978-1-4339-9725-9 . SHEA, Nicole . Animals and Climate Change . ISBN 978-1-4339-9702-0 ; ISBN 978-1-4339-9705-1 . SHEA, Nicole . Poaching and Illegal Trade . ISBN 978-1-4339-9718-1 ; ISBN 978-1-4339-9721-1 . ea vol: 48p. (Animal 911: Environmental Threats Series). chart. diag. further reading. glossary. illus. index. map. photos. reprods. websites. Gareth Stevens . 2013. lib. ed. $31.95; ebk. $31.95. Gr 4-6 Each volume introduces a threat to the Earth's environment and then looks at the negative impacts on particular animals. Information is current and reasonably detailed, with dates and statistics included. Brief sections focus on one animal, outlining the dangers caused by environmental changes. There are useful facts here for report writers, but the frequently clumsy syntax ("So climate change begins with how Earth stays warm or cool: the oceans") and imprecise language will discourage some readers. Photographs, usually two or three per spread, are of generally good quality, though not all are especially informative. Although these topics are necessarily filled with bad news, the tone is relentlessly dire, with few examples of optimism. Concluding sections on actions readers might take are vague and not particularly encouraging. The approach of tying environmental crises to the animals they affect is sound, but below-average writing limits these books' appeal.
Bibliography Index/Note:
Includes bibliographical references (page 47) and index.
It's a very sad truth, but some species of animals on the verge of disappearing from the planet forever. Some species only have a handful of animals left, and many more are at risk with less than 1,000 left in the world. Readers discover what people are doing to protect these animals through well-researched information and full-color photographs of some of the rarest animals on Earth. Readers learn about zoos with the last remaining animals in a species, and how some governments are helping protect the habitats of endangered species.