“While children’s books on animals often talk about endangered species, each volume in the new Back from the Brink series features 12 animals that have made a comeback. This book offers the stories of giant pandas, Utah prairie dogs, black-footed ferrets, Florida panthers, gray wolves, red wolves, island foxes, Key deer, American bison, southern white rhinoceroses, grizzly bears, and Siberian tigers. In each case, conservation efforts such as legal protection, captive breeding programs, relocation, and medical intervention have enabled them to survive and increase their numbers. A double-page spread presents each animal’s story through a few paragraphs of text, a couple of sharply reproduced photos, and a fast-fact box. Though written in short sentences (usually with fewer than 15 words), the text flows well and includes solid, brief introduction to the animals’ endangerment or near extinction as well as its more hopeful recent past. An attractive addition to library collections.”
12 Mammals Back from the Brink
—Booklist, January 2015
“Are some reptiles making a rebound and coming off the endangered list? Along with all the negative reports of the Sixth Great Extinction, the human–caused one, it is nice to consider the species who have been saved from extinction. This book, part of a series called Back from the Brink presents 12 reptiles who have been saved. As the author states, ‘…shares the amazing survival stories of endangered species that have made a comeback. Learn about human and natural factors that drove each species to the edge of extinction, and find out what helped them survive and thrive.’ The book includes 12 chapters, one for each saved animal. There is a useful fact sheet, a glossary, sources for further information, and a subject index. Each chapter has excellent illustrations, interesting Think About It questions, important numbers, and great sidebars. For example one sidebar states, ‘Tuataras’ closest relative is an extinct group of reptiles that lived at the same time as the dinosaurs did.’ This a great book for a young scientist to read.
12 Reptiles Back from the Brink
—NSTA Recommends, January 2015
“Along with all the negative reports of the Sixth Great Extinction, the human-caused one, it is nice to consider the species who have been saved from extinction. This book, part of a series called Back from the Brink presents 12 amphibians who have been saved. As the author states, ‘. . . shares the amazing survival stories of endangered species that have made a comeback. Learn about human and natural factors that drove each species to the edge of extinction, and find out what helped them survive and thrive.’ The book includes 12 chapters, one for each saved animal. There is a useful fact sheet, a glossary, sources for further information, and a subject index. Each chapter has excellent illustrations, interesting Think About It questions, important numbers, and great sidebars. For example one sidebar states, ‘The Southern Corroboree frog was featured on an Australian postage stand to raise awareness.’ This a great book for a young scientist to read.”
12 Amphibians Back from the Brink
—NSTA Recommends, January 2015
“Have some mammals made a comeback? Along with all the negative reports of the Sixth Great Extinction, the human-caused one, it is nice to consider the species who have been saved from extinction. This book, part of a series called Back From The Brink, presents 12 mammals who have been saved. As the author states,‘…shares the amazing survival stories of endangered species that have made a comeback. Learn about human and natural factors that drove each species to the edge of extinction, and find out what helped them survive and thrive.’ The book includes 12 chapters, one for each saved animal. There is a useful fact sheet, a glossary, sources for further information, and a subject index. Each chapter has excellent illustrations, interesting Think About It questions, important numbers, and great sidebars. For example one sidebar states, ‘Pandas are great climbers. Sometimes they sleep in trees.’ This a great book for a young scientist to read.”
12 Mammals Back from the Brink
—NSTA Recommends, January 2015
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