Macmillan Children's Guide to Endangered Animals [Hardcover]

Roger Few (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 30, 1993

Offering a global approach to endangered animals, this informative reference introduces 150 endangered species of mammals, birds, reptiles, and invertebrates from around the world, discussing threats to their survival and conservation measures being taken.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

PreSchool-Grade 5-This very attractive book, on a popular and important theme, has strengths that demand a closer look. Its clear and unbiased text introduces the real threats to creatures worldwide, the costs to save them, and the programs that have succeeded or failed up to this point. The remainder of the book is a continent-by-continent look at specific animals in trouble. Each division has the same strong elements. First, the continent's problems are discussed; maps show where some of the animals live. Next, individual species are highlighted in boxes, each with a lovely, full-color illustration. Each box contains the featured subject's scientific name, size, palpable threat to its survival, and interesting facts. Each geographical division closes with a two-page focus on one animal. A useful index and a lengthy list of organization addresses appear at the end of the volume. Libraries needing material on global wildlife in danger will be well served by this fine volume. It has more information and is more eye-catching than Dorothy Patent's The Challenge of Extinction (Enslow, 1991).
Amy Nunley, Toledo-Lucas County Public Library, OH
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Booklist

Gr. 5 and up. Few organizes his material according to habitats, describing the endangered animals in one or two paragraphs that are always accompanied by a colorful photograph or painting. Maps pinpoint places where the animals can still be found in the wild, and statistical data list location, main threats, scientific name, and size (given only in length, not height or weight). Most of the animals are endangered because of hunting or habitat destruction and survive only because of animal preserves or captive breeding. Illustrations define the subjects clearly, in some cases spectacularly, and, for the most part, are well placed (one wonders, however, why a painted African hut appears on a page with South American hyacinth macaws). Although the book does not

provide extensive information on any animal or direct the reader to additional sources, it is still a valuable addition to the zoology section because of the number and variety of animals included and the clarity of the illustrations. Sheilamae O'Hara

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 96 pages
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing (September 30, 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0027345459
• ISBN-13: 978-0027345452
• Product Dimensions: 11.4 x 8.9 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #495,736 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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