Almost Gone: The World's Rarest Animals (Let's-Read-And-Find-Out Science: Stage 2) - Hardcover

Steve Jenkins

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0060535989 ISBN 13: 9780060535988

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers, 2007

Synopsis

Thousands of animal species have vanished in the last two centuries, and many others, like the Amur leopard, are almost gone.Read and find out about the world's most fascinating endangered animals ... before they disappear!

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Amur Leopard
Siberia (Russia), China and Korea
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This solitary hunter is the rarest of the big cats. It lives in the dense forests of one small section of northeast Asia, where it hunts rabbits, badgers and deer. The Amur leopard is a good swimmer and climber, and often hides its kill in trees. It can weigh as much as one hundred fifty pounds and has a thick fur coat to help it survive in cold, snowy weather. Illegal hunting and habitat destruction have greatly endangered these leopards.

About this title

About the Author:

Steve Jenkins has illustrated many children's books, including What Do You Do with a Tail Like This?, a Caldecott Honor Book, and The Top of the World: Climbing Mount Everest, winner of the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award. He has also illustrated Wiggling Worms at Work, Life in a Coral Reef, and Almost Gone in the Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science series. He lives in Boulder, Colorado.

Steve Jenkins has illustrated many children's books, including What Do You Do with a Tail Like This?, a Caldecott Honor Book, and The Top of the World: Climbing Mount Everest, winner of the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award. He has also illustrated Wiggling Worms at Work, Life in a Coral Reef, and Almost Gone in the Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science series. He lives in Boulder, Colorado.

Synopsis:

Describes animals that are in danger of extinction, including the golden lion tamarin and the giant stick insect.

About this edition

• Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0060535989
• ISBN 13: 9780060535988
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 40