Stories and facts that reveal the real-life survival challenges that have caused elephants to become endangered, and information about what kids can do to support conservation efforts.

Shares stories and facts that reveal the real-life survival challenges that have caused polar bears to become endangered, and provides information about what kids can do to support conservation efforts.

Collects three adventures in saving freshwater giants, including "Monster of the Mekong," in which Zeb Hogan shares his search for the giant catfish found in the Mekong River.

As a child, Alan Rabinowitz stuttered uncontrollably--except when he spoke to animals, then he was fluent. Follow the world-renowned wild cat conservationist Dr. Rabinowitz's remarkable life as he finds a voice to speak for those who can't speak for themselves.

The tiger is just one of thousands of animals -- including the ground iguana, the white-rumped vulture, and the partula snail -- currently in danger of becoming extinct, joining the dodo, the marsupial wolf, the great auk, and countless others we will never see again.

"The Great White Shark Scientist is the latest ocean adventure from the venerable team of Sy Montgomery and Keith Ellenbogen. In it, they follow Dr. Greg Skomal, biologist and head of the Massachusetts Shark Research Program, as he strives to better understand the habits and habitats of Great Whites in order to save this amazing, if maligned, creature of the deep." --

Highlights the work scientists are doing to protect the manatee, an endangered species.

Golden lion tamarins are found only in Brazilian forests. These small, remarkable monkeys once had plenty of space to roam and claim family territories. But years of deforestation caused their numbers to shrink. They were in serious danger of becoming extinct. In order to find out why, scientists studied the animals in zoo settings, but they were not reproducing, so scientist had to solve that mystery first. A real concern was that If scientists...

"Amur leopards are the rarest big cats in the world. But thanks to scientists' new, innovative efforts to study them and breed a reserve population, these majestic cats have a chance to come back."--

Introduces young readers to some of the earth's largest predators including cougars, polar bears, lions and tigers, cheetah, grizzly bears, and killer whales; and examines the environmental changes that are threatening their existence.