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Endangered Wildlife: Rescuing Amphibians Anita Ganeri

Endangered Wildlife: Rescuing Amphibians By Anita Ganeri

Endangered Wildlife: Rescuing Amphibians by Anita Ganeri


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Find out all about some of the world's most rare and endangered creatures, and learn what is being done to help save them from extinction

Endangered Wildlife: Rescuing Amphibians Summary

Endangered Wildlife: Rescuing Amphibians by Anita Ganeri

A powerful look at Earth's biodiversity loss, focusing on animals from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

Discover some of the rarest and most threatened amphibians on Earth, from the unique Mexican axolotl to the colourful Malagasy rainbow frog. Find out where they are found, what they eat, their life cycle and the reasons why their survival is at risk. Most importantly, learn how conservation efforts are aiming to prevent their extinction.

Earth's rich biodiversity is at risk everywhere, thanks to devastating habitat loss, pollution, poaching and disease. Endangered Wildlife examines some of the world's most threatened species and explores what is being done to bring them back from the brink.

Aimed at readers aged 8 and up.

About Anita Ganeri

Anita Ganeri is an award-winning author of children's information books. She has been a writer for 20 years, after working in-house for Usborne Publishing and Walker Books. She specialises in the natural world, religion and mythology but is always looking for new challenges. Among her many titles are the best-selling 'Horrible Geography' series for Scholastic Children's Books which won the Blue Peter Book Award for the Best Book with Facts in 2009 and the Tivy Education Medal from the Royal Scottish Geographical Society for an outstanding contribution to geographical education. Anita lives in northern England with her husband, children, dogs and cat. She enjoys reading, walking the Moors, playing tennis and dreaming of winning Wimbledon.

Table of Contents

  • 1: Amphibians in danger
  • 2: Chinese giant salamander
  • 3: Mountain chicken
  • 4: Mexican axolotl
  • 5: Mallorcan midwife toad
  • 6: Montseny mountain newt
  • 7: Southern Corroboree frog
  • 8: Western leopard toaf
  • 9: Lemur leaf frog
  • 10: Sagalla caecilian
  • 11: Malagasy rainbow frog
  • 12: Kihansi spray toad
  • 13: Quito rocket frog
  • 14: Locator map
  • 15: Glossary and further information
  • 16: Index

Additional information

GOR012647412
9781526309952
1526309955
Endangered Wildlife: Rescuing Amphibians by Anita Ganeri
Used - Good
Hardback
Hachette Children's Group
2020-08-13
32
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