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Giant Panda (Welcome Books: Animals of the World)
Giant Panda (Welcome Books: Animals of the World)
by Edana Eckart
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Meet a bottlenose dolphin, an ocelot, a Bengal tiger, even a Komodo dragon in this fun and fact-packed new series that introduces readers to some of the wildest and most fascinating animals in the world.... (read more)

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Coral Reefs (Animal Homes)
Coral Reefs (Animal Homes)
by Anita Ganeri
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Dynamically illustrated with colorful artwork to hold the young reader's attention and with clearly explained texts, the books in the Animal Homes series will introduce children to the major environments of the world. Coral Reefs investigates the animals... (read more)

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Giant Pandas
Giant Pandas
by Gail Gibbons
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From its birth, when it weighs about three ounces, to adulthood, when it usually weighs more than two hundred pounds, here is information about this endearing animal's physical characteristics, senses, diet, and lifestyle.... (read more)

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Let's Save the Animals. Frances Barry
Let's Save the Animals. Frances Barry
by Frances Barry
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Bold illustrations, big flaps, and an ingenious die-cut design invite young readers to peek at the lives of endangered animals -- and learn how to help. Did you know that a giant panda likes to do somersaults? That a black rhinoceros can run faster than... (read more)

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Earth's Endangered Animals #19: Endangered Zebras
Earth's Endangered Animals #19: Endangered Zebras
by Kelley Macaulay
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The beautiful striped skin of the zebra has long been prized by hunters. Sadly, only one species of zebra is currently not endangered. This colorful and informative book covers topics such as - the zebra's African habitats - the complex social lives of... (read more)

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Earth's Endangered Animals #16: Endangered Bears
Earth's Endangered Animals #16: Endangered Bears
by Bobbie Kalman
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In Endangered Bears, kids will find out why some of these beautiful animals are at risk of becoming extinct. Topics include - a bear's life cycle - habitats around the world - how bear's communicate - threats from hunting, poaching, shrinking... (read more)

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Face to Face with Grizzlies (Face to Face)
Face to Face with Grizzlies (Face to Face)
by Joel Sartore
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Ever been face-to-face with a grizzly bear? Joel Sartore has—and he lived to tell this and other great tales in Face to Face with Grizzlies. Through stunning photography and engaging storytelling, this National Geographic expert takes you into the... (read more)

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Destination: Rainforest (Destination)
Destination: Rainforest (Destination)
by Jonathan Grupper
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Educational and engaging, this trip to the rain forest will help turn young readers into junior explorers and scientists. With 45 color photos, this book describes the unique environment of and the varied animal and plant life found in the world's... (read more)

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Saving Endangered Plants and Animals (Science Solves It)
Saving Endangered Plants and Animals (Science Solves It)
by James Bow
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Saving Endangered Plants and Animals looks at the fight to preserve Earths biodiversity, focusing on efforts to save endangered species. Meet the scientists involved in wildlife conservation, from biologists and botanists to ecologists and environmental... (read more)

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Planet Animal: Saving Earth's Disappearing Animals
Planet Animal: Saving Earth's Disappearing Animals
by Barbara Taylor
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(back cover) SAVE THE ANIMALS IT'S NOW OR NEVER In Planet Animal, you will set off on an exciting trip around the globe and take a bird's-eye view of some of the world's most endangered creatures. Find out about the animals' lives, the threats to their... (read more)

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Once a Wolf: How Wildlife Biologists Fought to Bring Back the Gray Wolf (Scientists in the Field)
Once a Wolf: How Wildlife Biologists Fought to Bring Back the Gray Wolf (Scientists in the Field)
by Swinburne
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This book explores the long and troubled relationship between humans and wolves--from persecution to preservation. Full-color photos.... (read more)

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Kakapo Rescue: Saving the World's Strangest Parrot (Scientists in the Field)
Kakapo Rescue: Saving the World's Strangest Parrot (Scientists in the Field)
by Sy Montgomery
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On remote Codfish Island off the southern coast of New Zealand live the last ninety-one kakapo parrots on earth. These trusting, flightless, and beautiful birds—the largest and most unusual parrots on earth—have suffered devastating... (read more)

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Tracks of a Panda: Read & Wonder (Read and Wonder)
Tracks of a Panda: Read & Wonder (Read and Wonder)
by Nick Dowson
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A giant panda and her baby set off on a search for a safe, sustaining home in this informative tale about an enchanting creature. High on a mist-wrapped mountain, a mother panda cradles her newborn, pink and impossibly small. The bamboo patch they need... (read more)

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The Polar Bear Scientists (Scientists in the Field)
The Polar Bear Scientists (Scientists in the Field)
by Peter Lourie
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Follow scientists as they scan the Alaskan wilderness for these magnificent creatures. It is springtime on the North Slope of Alaska, and the U.S. Geological Survey team—the polar bear biologists Kristin Simac and Mike Lockhart—is... (read more)

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Endangered Komodo Dragons
Endangered Komodo Dragons
by Bobbie Kalman
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Every day, up to 100 species of animals become extinct, and each year this number grows. Scientists feel that more than forty thousand species of animals may die out each year. In Bobbie Kalman's new series,... (read more)

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What's the Difference?: An Endangered Animal Subtraction Story
What's the Difference?: An Endangered Animal Subtraction Story
by Suzanne Slade
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In Suzanne Slade's latest book, What's the Difference?, you can celebrate the huge difference caring people make for endangered animals while you practice subtraction skills. In this sequel to her popular addition title, What's New at the Zoo?, Slade... (read more)

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Manatee Winter
Manatee Winter
by Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld
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Two gentle giants must swim up a Florida river to escape the chill of winter. Along the way, Little Calf dives deep- and gets tangled in a clump of water-weeds. Can his mother save him?... (read more)

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Knut: How One Little Polar Bear Captivated the World
Knut: How One Little Polar Bear Captivated the World
by Craig Hatkoff
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From the bestselling author of Owen and Mzee, a picture book about Knut, the adorable polar bear cub who's captured hearts around the world. When Knut was born, the first polar bear cub at the Berlin Zoo in more than thirty years, he was no bigger than a... (read more)

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Rain Forest
Rain Forest
by Helen Cowcher
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From the tapirs roaming its cool floor to the Blue Morpho butterflies fluttering in its canopy, the rain forest is a peaceful place until man's machines endanger its existence and threaten its lush beauty.... (read more)

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With Love, to Earth's Endangered Peoples
With Love, to Earth's Endangered Peoples
by Virginia Kroll
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All over the world, groups of people, like species of animals, are endangered. Their age-old ways of living are in danger of being lost forever. This book portrays a few of them, with love.... (read more)

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