California Academy of Sciences Library
Bagheera: A
Website for Our Endangered Species
Information on animals in the wild, images, information on government resources,
and more are available through Bagheera.
Endangered: Exploring a World at Risk
http://www.amnh.org/Exhibition/Expedition/Endangered/index.html
Endangered animals are everyone’s problem. The exhibit at the American Museum of Natural History takes us all
on an adventure of discovery about the world of endangered animals.
EndangeredSpecie.com: The Rarest Info Around
http://www.EndangeredSpecie.com
A great place for student and teacher alike to find information on endangered
species from around the world.
Endangered Species of Hawaii: Balancing on a Thin
Line
http://www.hisurf.com/~enchanted/
Hawaii has many unique native plants and animals, but they are in serious
trouble. More than a third of the endangered species on the U.S. endangered
species list come from Hawaii.
Kids Corner, Endangered Species, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service
http://endangered.fws.gov/kids/
Contains a crossword puzzle, a trivia game, illustrations, and more making
learning about endangered species fun.
The National Wild Life Federation Ranger Rick's
Kids Zone
Outdoor stuff, cool tours, games, reader's corner, and more compliment this
fun website.
SchoolWorld Internet Education Endangered Species
Project
http://www.schoolworld.asn.au/species/species.html
Threatened and endangered species projects from K-12 students around the
world.
The Wild Ones
See student work, learn about endangered animals, and meet the people who
work to protect them.
Ackerman, Diane. Monk Seal Hideaway.
New York: Crown Publishers, 1995. Biodiv Juv QL737 .P64 A34 1995.
Amos, Janine. Animals in Danger. Austin, TX: Raintree
Steck-Vaughn, 1993. Biodiv Juv QL83 .A46 1993.
Ancona, George. The Golden Lion
Tamarin Comes Home. New York: Macmillan; Toronto: Maxwell Macmillan
Canada; New York: Maxwell Macmillan International, 1994. Pub Juv QL737 .P92
A53 1994.
Ancona, George. Turtle Watch.
New York: Macmillan; London: Collier Macmillan, 1987. Pub Juv QL666 .C5 A53
1987.
Arnold, Caroline. Saving the Peregrine
Falcon. Minneapolis, MN: Carolrhoda Books, 1985. Pub Juv & Biodiv
Juv QL696 .F34 A76 1985.
Bellamy, David J. The Forest.
New York: C.N. Potter, 1988. Pub Juv QH541.5.F6 B45.
Cabal, Graciela. La Vida de los
Animales. Buenos Aires: Libros del Quirquincho, 1992. Biodiv Juv QL49
.C32 1992.
Cabal, Graciela. La Vida de las
Plantas: Los Productores de Alimento. Buenos Aires: Libros del Quirquincho,
1992. Biodiv Juv QK49 .C32 1992.
Capon, Brian. Plant Survival: Adapting
to a Hostile World. Portland, OR: Timber Press, 1994. Pub QK912 .C36
1994.
Cherry, Lynne. El Gran Capoquero
un Cuento de la Serva Amazonica. San Diego CA: Harcourt Brace, 1994.
Pub Juv & Biodiv Juv PZ73 .C52 1994.
Cherry, Lynne. The Great Kapok
Tree: A Tale of the Amazon Rain Forest. San Diego: Harcourt Brace
Jovanovich, 1990. Biodiv Juv PZ7.C4199 Gr 1990.
Ching, Patrick. The Hawaiian Monk
Seal. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, 1994. Biodiv Juv QL737
.P64 C48 1994.
Collard, Sneed B. Smart Survivors:
Twelve of the Earth’s Most Remarkable
Living Things. Minocqua, WI: NorthWord Press, 1994. Biodiv Juv QH546.3
.C65 1994.
Crofford, Emily. The Great Auk.
New York: Crestwood House, 1989. Biodiv Juv QL696 .C42 C76 1989.
Darling, Kathy. Desert Babies.
New York: Walker & Co., 1997. Pub Juv QL116 .D37 1997.
Dunahoo, Terry. The Lost Parrots
of America. New York: Crestwood House, 1989. Biodiv Juv QL696 .P7
D86 1989.
Ellis, Richard. Physty: The True
Story of a Young Whale’s Rescue.
Philadelphia, PA: Courage Books, 1993. Pub Juv QL737 .C435 E44 1993.
Elwood, Ann. Saving Our Animal
Friends. San Diego, CA: Wildlife Education, Ltd., 1990. Biodiv Juv
QL83 .E48 1990.
Endangered Animals. Dominguez Hills, CA: Educational Insights, 1992.
Biodiv Juv QL83 .E529 1992.
Endangered Animals. Washington D.C.: National Wildlife Federation,
1989. Biodiv Juv QL83 .E53 1989.
Endangered Wildlife of the World. New York: Marshall Cavendish, 1993. Biodiv Ref
QH75 .E53 1993- v.1-5, 10, 11.
Facklam, Margery. And Then There
Was One: The Mysteries of Extinction. San Francisco: Sierra Club Books;
Boston: Little, Brown, 1990. Pub Juv & Biodiv Juv QL88 .F33 1990.
Fichter, George S. Endangered Animals:
140 Species in Full Color. New York: Golden Press; Racine, Wis.: Western
Pub. Co., c1995. Biodiv Juv QL82 .F52 1995.
Field, Nancy. Discovering Endangered
Species: A Learning and Activity Book. Corvallis, OR: Middleton, WI:
Dog-Eared Publications, c1990. Biodiv & Biodiv REF QH75 .F53 1990.
Fine, John Christopher. Oceans
in Peril. New York: Atheneum, 1987. Pub Juv & Biodiv Juv GC1085
.F56 1987.
Friedman, Judi. Operation Siberian
Crane: The Story Behind the International Effort to Save an Amazing Bird.
New York: Dillon Press; Toronto: Maxwell Macmillan Canada; New York: Maxwell
Macmillan International, 1992. Pub
Juv & Biodiv Juv QL696.G84 F75 1992.
Ganeri, Anita. Rivers, Ponds, and
Lakes. New York: Dillon Press, 1992. Pub Juv QH541.5 .F7 G36 1992.
George, Michael. Wolves.
Mankato, MN: Child’s World, 1991. Pub Juv QL737 .C22 G47 1991.
Godkin, Celia. Sea Otter Inlet.
Markham, Ontario: Fitzhenry & Whiteside, c1997. Biodiv Juv QL737.C25 G62
1997.
Hall, Derek. El Elefante.
Madrid: Anaya, 1986. Biodiv Juv QL737 .P98 H3418 1986.
Hall, Derek. El Gorila.
Madrid: Anaya, 1986. Biodiv Juv QL737 .P96 H3518 1986.
Hall, Derek. La Nutria.
Madrid: Anaya, 1986. Biodiv Juv QL737 .C25 H2518 1986.
Hirschi, Ron. Where are My Bears?
New York: Bantam Books, 1992. Pub Juv L737 .C27 H56 1992
Hirschi, Ron. Where are My Prairie
Dogs and Black-Footed Ferrets? New York: Bantam Books, 1992. Biodiv
Juv QL115.3 .H57 1992.
Hirschi, Ron. Where are My Puffins,
Whales, and Seals? New York: Bantam Books, 1992. Pub Juv QL122.2 .H574 1992.
Hirschi, Ron. Where are My Swans,
Whooping Cranes, and Singing Loons? New York: Bantam Books, 1992.
Pub Juv QL113.8 .H57 1992.
Hoff, Mary King. Our Endangered
Planet. Rivers and Lakes. Minneapolis, MN: Lerner Publications Co.,
1991. Pub Juv TD422 .H64 1991.
Hoyt, Erich. Extinction A-Z.
Hillside, NJ: Enslow Publishers, 1991. Biodiv Ref QH78 .H69 1991.
Ingpen, Robert R. Conservacion:
Una Forma Inteligente de Explicar a los Ninos Que es la Conservacion.
Mexico: Editorial Origen, 1991. Biodiv Juv S940 .I5418 1991.
Kress, Stephen W. Project Puffin:
How We Brought Puffins Back to Egg Rock. Gardiner, ME: Tilbury House,
1997. Biodiv Juv QL696 .C42 K74 1994.
Leslie-Melville, Betty. Daisy Rothschild.
Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1987. Pub Juv QL795 .G55 L46 1987.
London, Jonathan. Condor's Egg. San Francisco: Chronicle Books,
c1994. Biodiv Juv QL696 .F33 L66 1994.
Long, Matthew. Any Bear Can Wear
Glasses: The Spectacled Bear and Other Curious Creatures. San Francisco:
Chronicle Books, 1995. Pub Juv QL49 .L85 1995.
Love, Anne. Take Action.
Toronto: Kids Can Press, 1992. Biodiv Juv QH75 .L68 1992.
Martin, James. Chameleons: Dragons
in the Trees. New York: Crown, 1991. Pub Juv QL666 .L23 M36 1991.
McCay, William. Animals in Danger.
New York: Aladdin Books, 1990. Biodiv Juv QL83 .M35 1990.
McGrath, Susan. Saving Our Animal
Friends. Washington, D.C.: National Geographic Society, 1986. Biodiv
Juv QL83 .M35 1986.
Mell, Jan. The Atlantic Gray Whale.
New York: Crestwood House, 1989. Biodiv Juv QL737 .C425 M45 1989.
Miller, Christina G. Jungle Rescue:
Saving the New World Tropical Rain Forests. New York: Atheneum; Toronto:
Collier Macmillan Canada; New York: Maxwell Macmillan International Pub. Group,
1991. Pub Juv QH106.5 .M55 1991.
Mutel, Cornelia Fleischer. Our
Endangered Planet. Tropical Rain Forests. Minneapolis, MN: Lerner
Publications Co., 1991. Pub Juv & Biodiv Juv QH541.5 .R27 M87 1991.
Nirgiotis, Nicholas. No More Dodos: How Zoos Help Endangered Wildlife.
Minneapolis, MN: Lerner Publications Co., c1996. Biodiv Juv QL83.4 .N57 1996.
Okimoto, Jean Davies. No Dear,
Not Here: The Marbled Murrelets’ Quest for a Nest. Seattle: Sasquatch
Books, 1995. Pub Juv PZ10.3 .O344 No 1995.
Pallotta, Jerry. The Extinct Alphabet Book. Watertown, MA:
Charlesbridge Publishing, 1993. Pub Juv QL88 .P34 1993.
Palmer, Joy. Rain Forests.
Austin, TX: Raintree Stech-Vaughn, 1993. Biodiv Juv QH86 .P35 1993.
Pasqualucci, Claudio. Le Aventure
di Panda Hood. Roma: Associazione per il World Wildlife Fund, 1996.
Biodiv REF P27 .P3762 Av 1996.
Patent, Dorothy Hinshaw. The Whooping
Crane: A Comeback Story. New York: Clarion Books, 1988. Pub Juv &
Biodiv Juv QL696 .G84 P38 1988.
Patent, Dorothy Hinshaw. Gray Wolf,
Red Wolf. New York: Clarion Books, 1990. Pub Juv & Biodiv Juv
QL737.C22 P38 1990.
Patent, Dorothy Hinshaw. Pelicans.
New York: Clarion Books, 1992. Pub Juv QL696 .P47 P38 1992.
Patent, Dorothy Hinshaw. The Way
of the Grizzly. New York: Clarion Books, 1987. Pub Juv & Biodiv
Juv QL737 .C27 P363 1987.
Patent, Dorothy Hinshaw. Whales,
Giants of the Deep. New York: Holiday House, 1984. Pub Juv QL737 .C4
P374 1984.
Pollock, Steve. The Atlas of Endangered
Animals. New York: Facts on File, 1993. Biodiv Juv QH75 .P65 1993.
Pratt, Kristin Joy. A Walk in the
Rainforest. Nevada City, CA: Dawn Publications, 1992. Pub Juv GN380
.K76 1998.
Pringle, Laurence P. Living Treasure;
Saving Earth’s Threatened Biodiversity. New York: Morrow Junior Books,
1991. Biodiv Juv QH75 .P753 1991.
Ransford, Sandy. Global Warning:
A Pop-up Book of Our Endangered Planet. New York: Simon & Schuster
Books for Young Readers, 1992. Biodiv Juv GE140.5 .R36 1992.
Redmond, Ian. Elephant.
New York: Knopf: Distributed by Random House, 1993. Pub Juv QL737 .P98 R437
1993.
Rogers, Sally. Earthsong.
New York: Dutton Children's Books, c1998. Pub Juv QL83 .R63 1998.
Rotter, Charles. Walruses.
Nature Books. Mankato, MN: Child’s World, 1993. Pub Juv QL737 .P62 R68 1993.
Save Our Species: Endangered Species
Coloring Book. Washington,
D.C.: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Pesticide Programs, Endangered
Sepcies Protection Program, 1991. Biodiv Juv QL83 .S28 1991.
Seuss, Dr. The Lorax. New
York: Random House, 1971. Biodiv Juv PZ8.3 .G276 Lo 1971.
Seuss, Dr. Sie Loraks.
Johannesburg: Hodder & Stoughton, 1993. Biodiv Juv PZ14.3 .S48 1993.
Siy, Alexandra. The Brazilian Rain
Forest. New York: Dillon Press; Toronto: Maxwell Macmillan Canada;
New York: Maxwell Macmillan International, 1992. Pub Juv QH112 .S58 1992.
Spaulding, Dean T. Protecting our
Feathered Friends. Minneapolis, MN: Lerner Publications, c1997. Pub
Juv QL676.5 .S663 1997.
Stefoff, Rebecca. Extinction.
New York: Chelsea House, 1992. Biodiv QE721.2 .E97 S75 1992.
Tracqui, Valerie. The Polar Bear,
Master of the Ice. Watertown, MA: Charlesbridge, 1994. Pub Juv QL737
.C27 T7313 1994.
Walton, Richard K. Field Guide
to Endangered Wildlife Coloring Book: Endangered Wildlife. Boston:
Houghton Mifflin, 1991. Biodiv Juv QL83 .W34 1991.
Wexo, John Bonnett. Dinosaurs.
Mankato, MN: Creative Education, 1989. Biodiv Juv QE862 .D5 W39 1989.
Wexo, John Bonnett. Endangered
Animals. San Diego, CA: Wildlife Education, Ltd., 1987. Biodiv Juv
QL83 .W479 1987.
Wexo, John Bonnett. Endangered
Animals. Mankato, MN: Creative Education, 1990. Biodiv Juv QL83 .W48
1990.
Wexo, John Bonnett. Reptiles.
Mankato, MN: Creative Education, Inc., 1991. Biodiv Juv QE861 .W38 1991.
Whitfield, Philip. Can the Whales
be Saved?: Questions about the Natural World and the Threats to its Survival
Answered by the Natural History Museum. New York: Viking Kestrel.
1989. Biodiv Juv QH541.14 .W55 1989.
Wildlife California. Chronicle
Junior Nature Series. San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 1991. Pub Juv
QL164 .W56 1991.
Winkler, Suzanne. Our Endangered
Planet. Population Growth. Minneapolis, MN: Lerner Publications Co.,
1991. Biodiv Juv HB883 .W56 1990.
Wright, Alexandra. Will We Miss
Them?: Endangered Species. Watertown, MA: Charlesbridge, 1992. Biodiv
Juv QL83 .W75 1992.
Wright, Alexandra. Les Echaremos
de Menos?: Especies en Peligro de Extincion. Watertown, MA: Charlesbridge,
1993. Biodiv Juv QL83 .W7518 1993.
Zak, Monica. Save My Rainforest. Volcano, CA: Volcano Pres,
1992. Biodiv Juv SD418.3.M6 Z3513 1992.
Zak, Monica. Salven mi Selva.
Mexico: SITESA, 1989. Biodiv Juv SD418.3.M6
Z3513 1992.
Zoobooks. Zoobooks. San Diego, CA: Wildlife Education, Ltd.,
c1982- Pub Juv QL49 .Z66 Elephants; Endangered Animals; Giraffes; Gorillas.
Videos:
Endangered Animals. New York, NY: DK Vision, 1997. Pub AV&M QL81 .E52 1997.
Protecting our Endangered Species. Chappaqua, NY: New Castle Communications, Inc.;
Pleasantville, NY: Sunburst Communications, 1996. Biodiv QL83. P766
1996.
CD-Rom:
Will We Miss Them? Endangered Species.
Carson, CA: Laser Resources, Inc., 1995
Materials with call numbers Biodiv, Biodiv Juv, Pub, & Pub Juv are available for loan to Academy members.
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