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Vanishing treasures : a bestiary of extraordinary endangered creatures  Cover Image Book Book

Vanishing treasures : a bestiary of extraordinary endangered creatures / Katherine Rundell ; with illustrations by Talya Baldwin.

Rundell, Katherine, (author.). Baldwin, Talya, (illustrator.).

Summary:

"The world is more astonishing, more miraculous, and more wonderful than our wildest imaginings. In this brilliant and passionately persuasive book, Katherine Rundell takes us on a globe-spanning tour of the world's most awe-inspiring animals currently facing extinction. Consider the seahorse: couples mate for life and meet each morning for a dance, pirouetting and changing colors before going their separate ways, to dance again the next day. The American wood frog survives winter by allowing itself to freeze solid, its heartbeat slowing until it stops altogether. Come spring, the heart kick-starts itself spontaneously back to life. As for the lemur, it lives in matriarchal troops led by an alpha female (it's not unusual for female ring-tailed lemurs to slap males across the face when they become aggressive). Whenever they are cold or frightened, they group together in what's known as a lemur ball, paws and tails intertwined, to form a furry mass as big as a bicycle wheel. But each of these extraordinary animals is endangered or holds a sub-species that is endangered. This urgent, inspiring book of essays dedicated to 23 unusual and underappreciated creatures is a clarion call insisting that we look at the world around us with new eyes--to see the magic of the animals we live among, their unknown histories and capabilities, and above all how lucky we are to tread the same ground as such vanishing treasures." -- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780385550826
  • ISBN: 0385550820
  • Physical Description: 208 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
  • Publisher: New York : Doubleday, [2024]

Content descriptions

General Note:
"Originally published in hardcover in Great Britain as The Golden Mole by Faber & Faber Ltd, in 2022."
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references.
Formatted Contents Note:
The wombat -- The greenland shark -- The giraffe -- The swift -- The lemur -- The hermit crab -- The seal -- The bear -- The narwhal -- The crow -- The hare -- The wolf -- The hedgehog -- The elephant -- The seahorse -- The pangolin -- The stork -- The spider -- The bat -- The tuna -- The gold mole -- The human.
Subject: Endangered species.
Extinct animals.
Animal behavior.
Genre: Informational works.
Illustrated works.

Available copies

  • 14 of 25 copies available at Missouri Evergreen. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at North Kansas City.

Holds

  • 13 current holds with 25 total copies.
Show Only Available Copies
Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
North Kansas City Public Library 591.68 RUNDELL 2024 (Text) 0001012572271 Nonfiction New Reshelving -


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