The Late, Great Endlings
Deborah Kerbel
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Beschreibung
★“This beautiful dedication to these special animals brings the reality and the irreversible finality of extinction to the forefront and calls on readers to act now, before so many other animals become endlings. Highly recommended for all collections.”—Booklist, starred review
The endlings: the last known survivors of a species.
Something that you may not know: in each and every case of a disappearing species, extinction had a face.
Over the past 500 years, thousands of species of plants and animals have become extinct. The Late, Great Endlings pays homage to some of the more well-known endlings of the past century with rhyming stanzas that accompany watercolor illustrations and factual descriptions of each animal, along with the circumstances that led to their species' extinction. Together, these portraits of animals, like the passenger pigeon, the Pinta Island tortoise and the Tasmanian tiger, are a poignant symbol of a world irreversibly altered by human development, habitat loss and climate change. Readers are invited to reflect on the interconnectedness of all life forms on our planet with an additional look at animals that are at risk of becoming extinct in our lifetime. Concluding on a hopeful note, the final page offers suggestions for what kids can do to change the course of this mass species extinction crisis.
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rare animals, deforestation, extinct species, pesticide use, overhunting, environmental awareness, Rabbs' fringe-limbed tree frog, pollution, irreversible effects of climate change, at-risk animals, climate activism, inquiry-based learning, biodiversity, vanishing species, native species, Polynesian tree snail, unique creatures, Pyrenean ibex, STEM, interconnectedness, Carolina parakeet, invasive species, heath hen, science, habitat loss, passenger pigeon, endangered animals, population under threat, Pinta Island tortoise