A powerful look at Earth's biodiversity loss, looking at animals from the IUCN Red List of Threatened SpeciesDiscover some of the rarest and most threatened birds on Earth, from the flightless kakapo to the soaring waved albatross. Find out where they are found, what they eat, their life cycle and the reasons why their survival is at risk. Most importantly, learn how conservations efforts are aiming to reverse their extinction.Earth's rich biodiversity is at risk everywhere, thanks to devastating habitat loss, pollution, poaching and disease. Endangered Wildlife examines at some of the world's most threatened species and explores what is being done to bring them back from the brink.
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Find out all about some of the world's most rare and endangered creatures
1: Birds in danger2: Giant ibis3: California condor4: Kakapo5: Hyacinth macaw6: Philippine eagle7: Siberian crane8: Waved albatross9: Christmas Island frigatebird10: Shoebill11: Kagu12: Yellow-breasted bunting13: Forest owlet14: Locator map15: Glossary and further information16: Index
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781526309921
Publisert
2020
Utgiver
Vendor
Wayland
Vekt
152 gr
Høyde
262 mm
Bredde
210 mm
Dybde
4 mm
Aldersnivå
J, 02
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
32

Forfatter

Om bidragsyterne

Anita Ganeri is an award-winning author of children's information books. She has been a writer for 20 years, after working in-house for Usborne Publishing and Walker Books. She specialises in the natural world, religion and mythology but is always looking for new challenges. Among her many titles are the best-selling 'Horrible Geography' series for Scholastic Children's Books which won the Blue Peter Book Award for the Best Book with Facts in 2009 and the Tivy Education Medal from the Royal Scottish Geographical Society for an outstanding contribution to geographical education. Anita lives in northern England with her husband, children, dogs and cat. She enjoys reading, walking the Moors, playing tennis and dreaming of winning Wimbledon.