Endangered Mountain 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

The mountain regions of the world represent some of the last wilderness areas on earth. Poachers and humans are leaving less room for the rare wildlife species that inhabit these regions. Animals include:
-- giant panda
-- bighorn sheep
-- sun bear
-- Andean flamingo
-- snow leopard
-- baboon
-- brown bear
-- mountain gorilla

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Grade 3-8-- After opening pages describe a specific environment and define ``animals in distress'' (in three paragraphs duplicated in all four books), each of these titles covers ten species. Two pages are devoted to each animal, with two or three clear, full-color photographs included. General information concerning food and habitat is briefly given, but more emphasis is placed on the animal's endangered status and the reasons behind it. Only about half of the profiles indicate how many members of the species still survive, while an inset box gives the height, weight, length, and location of each one. Grouping the animals by type of environment rather than geographical area is not ideal, particularly since there are no maps. Taylor notes many of the ways in which humans have threatened these species, but also includes some positive examples of conservation movements. The last page of each volume suggests ways in which children can get involved, but these are too vague to be of much use. Although there is not enough information for an in-depth report on any single species, these books do offer solid overviews in an attractive, accessible format. --Steven Engelfried, Pleasanton Library, CA
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 5 and up
  
• Library Binding: 32 pages
• Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company (February 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0865055319
• ISBN-13: 978-0865055315
• Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 8.8 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.2 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,690,517 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.