Endangered Wetland 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

Pollution and waste threaten the continued existence of wetland habitats around the world endangering hundreds of species of reptiles, mammals, and birds. Animals include:
-- great egret
-- white pelican
-- massasauga rattlesnake
-- hippopotamus
-- Nile crocodile
-- Indian rhino
-- alligator
-- osprey

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

This is an excellent book covering a very timely topic. Environmental issues must be addressed with our children and this book clearly tells of the endangered wetland animals -- School Librarians' Book Reviews, May 1993

Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.

Taken from Chapter 6: The hippopotamus Long-time targets Once hippopotamuses lived all over Africa. In the past. hippos were hunted for their meat. Although they are still killed for meat today, they are mostly hunted for their ivory teeth. To escape the hunters, hippos stay only in areas with reeds, so they can remain hidden. The only large herds of hippos left in the world are found in Africa's national parks. In unprotected areas, their population is falling rapidly.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 5 and up
  
• Library Binding: 32 pages
• Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company (February 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0865055300
• ISBN-13: 978-0865055308
• Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 8.8 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.8 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,171,666 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.