This is the story of the last two northern white rhinos, Najin and Fatu, as the species has fallen victim to poaching, wars, climate change, and Asian economic boom to become functionally extinct, as well as the story of the scientists and conservationists around the world fighting to save the species through scientific innovation.
The Everglades is a unique wetland ecosystem that spans across central and south Florida. Not only popular in the state, but the Everglades is also an international interest for United States National Park travelers, environmentalists, and nature lovers. But conservation and protection are needed now more than ever due to human and natural ......
A Waterproof Folding Pocket Guide to Familiar Animals & Plants
British Columbia's rocky and sandy shorelines simply teem with life and 'tide-pooling' for creatures is a pastime enjoyed by residents and tourists alike. British Columbia Seashore Life is the perfect pocket-sized, folding guide for the beachcomber, and features over 140 beautiful illustrations of familiar and unique seashore plants and animals, ......
A Waterproof Folding Guide to Familiar Animals & Plants
Stretching for 367 miles from Sea Rim State Park to Boca Chica State Park, the Texas coastline encompasses a variety of diverse habitats that are home to thousands of species of plants and animals. This beautifully illustrated guide highlights over 140 familiar and unique species of seashore birds, mammals, seashells, crabs, and their kin, ......
A Waterproof Folding Guide to Familiar Animals & Plants
Stretching for 1,631 miles from the Everglades to Brownsville, Texas, the Gulf Coast encompasses a variety of diverse habitats that are home to thousands of species of plants and animals along its shores. This beautifully illustrated guide highlights over 140 familiar and unique species of birds, mammals, nearshore fishes, seashore creatures, ......
This book investigates the functions of animal imagery in narratives of the Conquest of the Americas, showing how depictions of animals' treatment and symbolism disrupt narratives of this period as a mutually beneficial encounter between cultures.
In this sequel to Rich Lo’s After the Snowfall, a raccoon and a skunk go foraging for food, passing several other nocturnal animals as they head toward a cornfield. Moonlight pierces the scattered clouds/ A raccoon makes her way towards a distant cornfield/ A skunk climbs out under a rotted tree and joins the raccoon on her journey/ Startled, ......
The story of Kraken, a Komodo Dragon who came to live at The Australian Reptile Park. Kraken is smart and funny and his keeper Jake has to keep coming up with ideas to keep him occupied. This book tells his story and features photos of him and his keepers. This fun story also educates about these special animals and people that care for them.