"This STEM-based nonfiction illustrated picture book introduces readers to several well-known animal and insect endlings, the last known survivors of a species, while discussing the mass extinction crisis facing our planet and what kids can do to make a difference."-- Meet Martha, Booming Ben, Lonesome George, Incas, Benjamin, Celia, Turgi, and Toughie. Or rather, you can't meet them. They were endlings: the last known survivor of a species or subspecies....

"Our world is amazing -- it's filled with creatures of all shapes and sizes who help make our planet a wonderful home for living things. But lots of these hard-working creatures are facing a great threat and they need our help."-- "Meet 80 of these endangered animals on a journey around the planet. You will cross vast deserts to find a caring scorpion, swim deep oceans with the gentle whale shark, hang out in a tropical rainforest with the slow loris,...

Don't get in a rhino's way. A charging rhino is one of the most dangerous animals in the world. And it may only attack because it can't see well. Rhinos are named for their horns, but tragically these horns are the reason all rhino species are threatened or endangered today. Poachers kill the huge beasts for these trophies. Only about 50 Javan rhinos are left.

Presents a tribute to the efforts of dedicated volunteers who helped save the American bald eagle from extinction, including the story of a young boy who helped hatch an eaglet.

Amazing survival stories of endangered species that have made a comeback.

From the giant panda of China to Fiji's banded iguana, creatures all over the world are imperiled like never before in human history. Visit all inhabited continents via a series of striking graphic stamps by printmaker Tom Frost, depicting more than thirty species -- some familiar, some you may not have known existed -- all of which are in danger of not existing for much longer. Fact files from conservation biologist Martin Jenkins introduce readers...