Animals Lost and Found: Stories of Extinction, Conservation, and Survival (Stories of Extinction)

by DK (Author)

Reading Level: 4th − 5th Grade

A beautiful book of extinct and endangered creatures, and a hopeful look at the future. Shine a spotlight on animal species throughout history and the ones alive today in Animals Lost and Found, through beautiful illustrations and interesting facts.

Children will learn about animals lost to extinction, animals we thought we'd lost but have found, and animals that are the focus of conservation efforts all over the world. This educational book for children aged 7+ is packed with intriguing information about extinction and the different possible causes of it. Children can learn about how natural and unnatural extinction relates to the world we live in today, in a clear and easy way.

Animals Lost and Found features:

  • A very positive outlook on conservation efforts and success stories from around the world
  • Focus pages on extinct and endangered animals - as well as one or two, who it turns out, never were!
  • Beautiful illustrations by award-winning wildlife illustrator Jonathan Woodward
  • Incredible conservation work that has been done around the world, like the reintroduction of Red Kites to Britain, and the effect the wolves had to the ecosystem of Yellowstone National Park
  • A global look at success stories and what it can do for the planet Animals Lost and Found is not just about lost species, but also teaches children the incredible work that is happening around the world to prevent any further loss of species and looks at animals saved from extinction like the Blue Iguana!

Learn the incredible stories of uncovering species thought to have been gone, reintroduction of species, and what we as humans are doing and can continue to do to help.

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John Woodward has written numerous books, including DK's Ocean: A Visual Encyclopedia, Weather Watcher, and Super Earth Encyclopedia. He works as a conservation volunteer on a wildlife reserve near his home in southern England.
Classification
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ISBN-13
9780744033397
Lexile Measure
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Guided Reading Level
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Publisher
DK
Publication date
September 13, 2022
Series
Stories of Extinction
BISAC categories
JNF003000 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Animals | General
Library of Congress categories
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