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

Dave Taylor (Author), J. David Taylor (Author), Bobbie Kalman (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 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

The special problems faced by island animals such as imported predators and overhunting has put a number of island species on the endangered list. Animals include:
-- green sea turtles
-- giant tortoises
-- lemurs
-- land iguana
-- Rothchild's myna
-- monk seals
-- American crocodile
-- mouflon

Editorial Reviews

Review

A fine book that talks about endangered island wildlife. This series is great! -- School Librarians' Book Reviews, May 1993

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 9: Monk seals Vanishing monks The Caribbean monk seal is believed to be extinct. It was hunted for its fat, called blubber, and has not been sighted since 1952. There are fewer than 500 monk seals living in the Mediterranean. Scientists feel that their chances of survival are low because of the large number of boats in the Mediterranean area. The population of the Hawaiian monk seal is also decreasing because of human interference in its habitat.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 5 and up
  
• Library Binding: 32 pages
• Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company (December 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0865055327
• ISBN-13: 978-0865055322
• Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 8.8 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,518,982 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.