Endangered Desert Animals (The Endangered Animals Series) - Softcover

Taylor, J. David; Taylor, Dave

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0865055440 ISBN 13: 9780865055445

Publisher: Crabtree Pub Co, 1992

Synopsis

Describes the characteristics and importance of deserts, examines the plight of ten endangered animals that inhabit deserts, and explores what is being done to protect them

About this title

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Taken from Chapter 7: The dromedary The dromedary is a single-humped camel. Scientists estimate that there are about 14 million camels wandering the earth, and of those, nine out of every ten are dromedaries! Six out of every ten dromedaries live in Africa. The dromedary has been extinct in the wild for about 2000 years, but we do not think of it as extinct because we see it so often in zoos, circuses, and movies.

Review

Another excellent book that belongs to the Endangered animal series. It is easy to read, factual, informative. Great for independent study and interest reading -- School Librarians' Book Reviews, May 1993

The attractive layout with an easy-to-read vocabulary level makes these book appealing to a wide audience. The interesting informative text with the accompanying glossary and index adds to the usefulness of these books as school research resources -- CM, Sept. 1993

About this edition

• Publisher: Crabtree Pub Co
• Publication date: 1992
• ISBN 10: 0865055440
• ISBN 13: 9780865055445
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 32