Grasslands and deserts
By: by Gail Radley ; illustrations by Jean Sherlock
Contributors: Sherlock, Jean
Series: Vanishing from
Publisher: Carolrhoda Books
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Minneapolis
Language: eng
Number of pages: 32
ISBN-13: 9781575054063; 9780822519362; 9781575055688
Subjects: Desert animals; Grassland animals; Juvenile literature; Endangered species
Description: Discusses through short essays and poems, ten endangered species that live in grasslands or deserts, including scientific information about each, reasons for its endangered status, and descriptions of efforts to protect it.
Table of contents: title: Utah prairie dog; title: Black-footed ferret; title: Galapagos tortoise; title: Mhorr gazelle; title: West African ostrich; title: Gelada baboon; title: Grevy's zebra; title: Yellow-footed rock wallaby; title: Northen hairy-nosed wombat; title: Asiatic lion