Endangered Forest Animals (Endangered Animals (Crabtree Hardcover)) [Library Binding]

Dave Taylor (Author), J. David Taylor (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 1992 | Age Level: 5 and up | Grade Level: K and up | Series: Endangered Animals (Crabtree Hardcover)

Dave Taylor's exciting Endangered Animals Series explains why some species have become extinct and what is being done to protect the animals currently threatened. Divided by habitat, each book features approximately ten animals describing:
-- their behavior
-- how they live
-- how they have adapted to their climate
-- why various habitats are essential to the earth
-- why the destruction of these ecosystems is so disastrous to the wildlife that inhabit them

Whether their habitats are in the rainforests of Brazil or the redwood forests of California, the forest creatures of the world are losing their habitats through logging. Animals include:
-- chimpanzee
-- Siberian tiger
-- gray wolf
-- jaguar
-- lowland gorilla
-- orangutan
-- Asian elephant
-- parrots

Editorial Reviews

Review

The attractive layout with an easy-to-read vocabulary level makes these book appealing to a wide audience. The interesting informative text with the accompanying glossary and index adds to the usefulness of these books as school research resources -- CM, Sept. 1993

Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.

Taken from Chapter 10: The Asian elephant Today there are fewer than 50,000 wild Asian elephants left in the world. That number is decreasing quickly for several reasons. The Asian elephant's natural home is the tropical forests of India and Asia. Much of this habitat has now been destroyed. As farmer's clear more of the forest to plant crops, many elephants must move to the open plains, where they are easy targets for hunters and traders. Most wild elephants are now found in a few national parks.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 5 and up
  
• Library Binding: 32 pages
• Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company (February 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0865055297
• ISBN-13: 978-0865055292
• Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 8.8 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.3 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,685,441 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Dave Taylor has been involved with the Internet since 1980 and is widely recognized as an expert on both technical and business issues. He has been published over a thousand times, launched four Internet-related startup companies, has written twenty business and technical books and holds both an MBA and MS Ed. In addition to being a busy writer and blogger, Dave is also a top-rated speaker, sought after conference and workshop participant and frequent guest on radio and podcast programs.