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Endangered Species, Wild and Rare
Author: National Wildlife Federation
-- Fun-to-do and creative activities that inspire environmental awareness in children
-- Includes reproducible "Copycat Pages" with games, puzzles, pictures, and more
-- Ready-to-use activities with complete materials lists
-- Arts and crafts, creative writing, science experiments, songs, games, and curriculum tie-ins
-- Essays and case studies by leading scientists
-- Perfect for teachers, parents, scout leaders, camp counselors, and naturalists
Saving Endangered Animals
Author: Alvin, Virginia, and Robert Silverstein
--Discusses the endangerment and extinction of different species of wildlife and conservation efforts now underway.
--Although written by different authors, these titles read as though they came from the same pen.
--Filled with a variety of information, the dry style and fuzzy black-and-white photographs detract from the important subject matter.
--Habitats concentrates on land conservation, especially marsh, and rainforest and national forest degradation.
--Saving Endangered Animals deals with attempts to preserve threatened animals and to protect endangered habitats.
Macmillan Children's Guide to Endangered Animals
Author: Roger Few
--Its clear and unbiased text introduces the real threats to creatures worldwide, the costs to save them, and the programs that have succeeded or failed up to this point.
--The remainder of the book is a continent-by-continent look at specific animals in trouble.
--Each division has the same strong elements.
--First, the continent's problems are discussed; maps show where some of the animals live.
--Next, individual species are highlighted in boxes, each with a lovely, full-color illustration.
--Each box contains the featured subject's scientific name, size, palpable threat to its survival, and interesting facts.