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Language
English
Formats
Description
The endangered Southern Resident orcas whistle and click their way around the waters of the Pacific Northwest in three small family groups while facing boat noise, pollution, and scarce food. Superpod introduces young readers to the experts who are training scat-sniffing dogs, inventing ways to treat sick orcas, quieting the waters, studying whales from the air, and speaking out. Author Nora Nickum also discusses her own work on laws to protect the...
Author
Series
Publisher
Stargazer Books
Pub. Date
2006
Edition
A Stargazer Books library ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
32 p. : col. ill. ; 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
Looks at how pollution, farming, and speading towns can threaten wildlife and endanger species and what we can do about it.
5) Sacrament
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Will Rabjohns, perhaps the most famous wildlife photographer in the world, has made his reputation chronicling the fates of endangered species. But after a terrible accident, Will is left in a coma. And in its depths, he revisits the wildernesses of his youth and relives his life with a mysterious couple who have influenced his life as an artist and a man.
When Will awakens, he sets out on a journey of self-discovery -- one where he will penetrate...
Publisher
Wownow Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Tanya and Julia face their fears as they prepare to free dive together with experienced conservationist divers Ocean and Juan in Shark Alley Gansbaai, South Africa, the "Great White Shark Capital of the World." We witness the devastating impact the exploding cape fur seal population has on the endangered African Penguin caused by the disappearance of the White Shark. In search of Great Whites, the team sails to a marine protected area and fishing...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 61 minutes) : digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
The Edge of the Wild is a documentary about a 30-year land-use battle over privately owned property that is also home to endangered butterflies. The film takes place on San Bruno Mountain, a remarkably intact wilderness that is completely surrounded by urbanization and is just one mile south of San Francisco. The film follows resident Michele Salmon as she fights to uphold the Endangered Species Act and reverse a national policy that allows landowners...
8) Tigers
Author
Series
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
c2004.
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
30 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
Discusses the physical characteristics, behavior, habitat, life cycle, and endangered status of tigers.
9) The gorilla
Author
Publisher
Lucent Books
Pub. Date
c1999.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 9 - AR Pts: 3
Physical Desc
112 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Discusses the physical characteristics, behavior, habitats, and endangered status of the gorilla.
10) The tiger
Author
Publisher
Lucent Books
Pub. Date
c1999.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 9.5 - AR Pts: 4
Physical Desc
96 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Discusses the various species of tigers and their behavior and examines how they have become endangered through habitat loss, hunting, research, and captivity.
11) Cheetahs
Author
Series
Publisher
Gareth Stevens Pub
Pub. Date
2002.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
24 pages : color illustrations ; 19 x 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
An introduction to the physical characteristics, behavior, natural environment, and threats to the survival of the cheetah, considered to be the fastest land animal on Earth.
12) The orangutan
Author
Publisher
Lucent Books
Pub. Date
2000.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 10.4 - AR Pts: 5
Physical Desc
112 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Discusses the physical characteristics, behavior, habitats, and endangered status of the orangutan.
13) The shark
Author
Publisher
Lucent Books
Pub. Date
c1998.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 10 - AR Pts: 3
Physical Desc
96 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Presents an overview of various species of shark, how they have become endangered, and what is being done to protect them from extinction.
15) Amazing tigers
Author
Series
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
c2004
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
30 p. : col. ill. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Discusses the physical characteristics, behavior, habitat, life cycle, and endangered status of tigers.
Author
Series
Publisher
Crabtree Pub. Co
Pub. Date
c2005.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Describes the physical characteristics of wolves and conservation efforts being carried out to protect them from becoming extinct.
19) American ocelot
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Chronicles the sad history, precarious present, and optimistic future for one of the United States' most endangered wild cats. Wildlife filmmaker Ben Masters documents these rare and elusive animals in South Texas while meeting with the biologists, the ranchers, and the cats themselves.
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