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Top 50 Reasons to Care About Whales and Dolphins
Magnificent mammals of the ocean. Whales are well known for their enormous size and dolphins for their playfulness. Whales and dolphins possess many other traits that make them special. Do your readers know that some whales may live over two hundred years? Or that dolphins can recognize themselves in the mirror? Whales and dolphins have whiskers. Readers learn fifty fun facts about whales and dolphins that make these extraordinary creatures worth saving from extinction and how they can help.
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These books describe how animals such as rhinos, whose overall population (25,000 plus) seems healthy enough, are threatened by serious depletions to some subspecies. Not all of the 50 reasons for the animals' peril are necessarily compelling, but the format is an effective and efficient way to organize facts about them and the dangers they face. The books vary in tone, sometimes focusing on the threat to the animal (Tigers) and sometimes on its value and talents (Great Apes). The color photographs are of a high quality, although the layout is bland and sometimes seems unfinished, particularly when one of the 50 reasons is brief and leaves too much white space on the page. Also, numerous rescue and protection agencies are mentioned sporadically but there is no comprehensive list of them. Overall, though, this is a solid series, and students might be surprised to discover so many complex and varied reasons behind the struggle to save some of the planet's most at-risk creatures., School Library Journal April 2010
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