Introduces children to the fascinating lives and challenges of endangered species from the perspective of an eleven-year-old author.

Habitats provide the environment in which animals and plants can thrive. This variety of living things is crucial to our survival providing us with such necessities as foods and medicines. However, human activity is upsetting the natural balance of the environment. Clearing land to grow crops, pollution from industry, and farming damages habitats at a quick pace and threatens the survival of wildlife. This fascinating book uses case studies to explore...

Describes the habits and habitats of wild mustangs and the efforts being made to save these horses from extinction.

"Pangolins are ... Asian animals that live throughout India, China, and other parts of Asia. Readers will find out where they can be found on a map, what pangolins look like, what they eat, and a little about their young"--

Photographers Susan Middleton and David Liittschwager are in a race against the clock to capture powerful portraits of America's most threatened creatures. In their adventures they encounter a camera-shy blackfooted ferret, capture the beauty of golden trout, help release a pair of red wolves back to the wild, and watch from a front-row seat as a bald eagle chick is returned to its cliffside nest. Their every picture tells a story and makes a plea:...

Describes how increasing human population and land development are destroying natural habitats and how national parks, wildlife reserves, and changes in behavior are helping to save nature.

"While a fantastic cause, can the task of protecting animal rights and habitats also be fun? The answer for Spanish photographer Yago Partal is "yes!" as he joyfully embraces important environmental activism with his form of inventive entertainment. His aim is to increase our awareness of animals who need protection--from the Amur leopard to the plains zebra--with his Zoo Portraits project, which launched in 2013. The project presents animals in anthropomorphized...