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2) Open season
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English
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"Joe Pickett, a Wyoming game warden who, with the short of a rifle, is thrust into a race to save not only an endangered species, but also the life and the family he loves."--Jacket.
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[2009]
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English
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At a time when we are confronted with bad news about the environment nearly every day, renowned scientist Jane Goodall brings us inspiring news about the future of the animal kingdom. With the insatiable curiosity and conversational prose that have made her a bestselling author, Goodall--along with Cincinnati Zoo Director Thane Maynard--shares fascinating survival stories about the American crocodile, the California condor, the black-footed ferret...
5) Giant pandas
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Publisher
Holiday House
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English
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"Learn all there is to know about one of the most charismatic mammals around. Giant pandas: they are indigenous to China and are adored the world over. But they are more than a bundle of fluff and squeaks. Giant pandas are energetic climbers and swimmers. In one year, they may eat around 10,000 pounds of bamboo. And people in China have worked together to create protected areas for giant pandas to live peacefully. Discover a detailed introduction...
6) Crocodiles
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Benchmark Books
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English
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Describes the evolution, physical characteristics, behavior, habitat, and folklore of crocodiles and examines various species and related crocodilians.
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English
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The #1 bestselling chapter book series of all time celebrates 25 years with new covers and a new, easy-to-use numbering system! Getting the facts behind the fiction has never looked better. Track the facts with Jack and Annie!!
When Jack and Annie got back from their adventure in Magic Tree House Merlin Mission #20: A Perfect Time for Pandas they had lots of questions. What do pandas eat? Where do they live? Why are snow leopards so scarce?...
When Jack and Annie got back from their adventure in Magic Tree House Merlin Mission #20: A Perfect Time for Pandas they had lots of questions. What do pandas eat? Where do they live? Why are snow leopards so scarce?...
8) Bare bones
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English
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It's a summer of sizzling heat in Charlotte where Dr. Temperance Brennan, forensic anthropologist for the North Carolina medical examiner, looks forward to her first vacation in years. A romantic vacation. She's almost out the door when the bones start appearing. A newborn's charred remains turn up in a woodstove. A small plane crashes in a North Carolina cornfield on a sunny afternoon. Both pilot and passenger are burned beyond recognition. And what...
9) Willodeen
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English
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"When the annual migration of hummingbears, a source of local pride and income, dwindles and no one knows why, Willodeen, armed with a magical birthday gift, speaks up for the animals she loves and vows to uncover this mystery." --
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English
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"A heartrending new novel from the Pulitzer Prize-winning and #1 New York Times best-selling author of The Overstory. "Richard Powers, whose novels combine the wonders of science with the marvels of art, astonishes us in different ways with each new book." -Heller McAlpin, NPR Books. The astrobiologist Theo Byrne searches for life throughout the cosmos while single-handedly raising his unusual nine-year-old, Robin, following the death of his wife....
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Publisher
Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"This is a collection of beautiful illustrations of 43 endangered animals from around the world. From freshwater to oceans, forests, mountains, tundra and desert, grasslands and wetlands, rare and well-known animals are endangered -- some critically, some less so. Peary caribous, giant garter snakes, giraffes, puffins, and many more appear on these rich and varied pages, in full color hand-drawn illustrations, alive and vivid in the reader's hands....
12) Cougars
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English
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Describes the physical characteristics, behavior, and habitat of the members of the cat family known by several names: cougar, puma, mountain lion, and panther.
16) Lion down
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English
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"For once, operations at the enormous zoo/theme park appear to be running smoothly (except for the occasional herring-related mishap in the penguin exhibit) and Teddy Fitzroy is finally able to give detective work a rest. But then a local lion is accused of killing a famous dog--and the dog's owner, an inflammatory radio host, goes on a crusade to have the cat declared a nuisance so it can be hunted. However, there's evidence that the lion might have...
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English
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"A vibrant history of the modern conservation movement--told through the lives and ideas of the people who built it. In the late nineteenth century, as humans came to realize that our rapidly industrializing and globalizing societies were driving other animal species to extinction, a movement to protect and conserve them was born. In Beloved Beasts, acclaimed science journalist Michelle Nijhuis traces the movement's history: from early battles to...
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ABC-CLIO
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
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"The continuous decline of species creates a decline in biodiversity. This loss of variety in plants, animals, and microorganisms affects human survival in ways the average person cannot imagine. Randall examines the seriousness of the rapid losses of biodiversity, as well as the history and background of efforts to protect imperiled species and the habitats in which they reside. She includes references to current polices of the Endangered Species...