A powerful look at Earth's biodiversity loss, focusing on animals from the IUCN Red List of Threatened SpeciesDiscover some of the rarest and most threatened reptiles on Earth, from the legendary Komodo dragon to the tiny leaf chameleon. 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 conservation 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 some of the world's most threatened species and explores what is being done to bring them back from the brink.Aimed at readers aged 8 and up.
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Find out all about some of the world's most rare and endangered creatures, and learn what is being done to help save them from extinction
1: Reptiles in danger2: Green turtle3: Saint Lucia racer4: Gharial5: Round Island keel-scaled boa6: Galápagos giant tortoise7: Fiji crested iguana8: Komodo dragon9: Orinoco crocodile10: Minute leaf chameleon11: Sand lizard12: Painted terrapin13: Galápagos pink land iguana14: Locator map15: Glossary and further information16: Index
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781526309945
Publisert
2021
Utgiver
Vendor
Wayland
Vekt
160 gr
Høyde
262 mm
Bredde
210 mm
Dybde
12 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.