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Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
A young girl helps her father, the captain of a whale boat, on a whale-watching trip and relates how her ancestors hunted whales in the same waters. Includes information on the history of whaling, whale-watching, and the conservation movement to ensure the safety of whales.
Author
Publisher
Crocodile Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
When a little girl discovers a mischievous orangutan on the loose in her bedroom, she cannot understand why it keeps shouting OOO!, but when Rang-tan explains that humans are burning down her rainforest to grow palm oil, the little girl knows she has to help save this endangered species. Provides tips on how to help save orangutans.
Author
Publisher
Tiny Owl
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"A rhino is put in a zoo in the middle of a grey city, where all he can do is pace back and forth. He misses his home, his mother, the smell of earth and rain. He fears he may be the last of his kind. Then one day, he is rescued and released back into the wild, to live free with the other rhinos."--Amazon.
Author
Publisher
Flying Eye Books
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
In the great forested heights of the Himalayas, many species live peacefully, but their lives are changing forever as humans cut down the trees that they call home. When Pip and her mother realize they are no longer safe in their familiar forest, the two red pandas embark on a journey to find the Bamboo Path, which should lead them to a new home. But the long road ahead is full of unfamiliar places, hidden dangers, and something neither Pip, nor her...
Author
Publisher
Blue Dot Kids Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
In a quiet harbor, a young child hears the call of a right whale, the rarest kind of whale. He is the only person in his town to hear the whale's moving song, and he waits by the bay to hear more of her story and shares in her joy and sorrow. At first her story makes the young boy sad, but he is soon filled with hope as she introduces her new calf to the world. Full of dreamy watercolors,Welcome Home, Whales shares the story of a boy who befriends...
Author
Publisher
Norton Young Readers, an imprint of W.W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Sent outside by their mother, two rambunctious children explore their own garden, deserts, mountains, oceans, and jungles and encounter many species of animals that are endangered or nearly extinct. Includes an index of the animals and each one's level of vulnerability to extinction.
10) Puma dreams
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
A girl visiting her grandmother longs for a glimpse of the solitary and rarely seen puma. Her grandmother tells her that if she's patient, one day her wish will come true. But patience is hard, the girl thinks. So, the girl and her grandmother stand watch each day, and then finally, without warning, she sees the beautiful animal from afar. Knowing she may never see a puma again, she now knows it's everyone's responsibility to protect these increasingly...
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