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" Animals alive. "
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BL
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| Record Number
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783031
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b603044
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| Title & Author
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Animals alive.
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| Publication Statement
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London ; New York, N.Y.: DK Pub., 2011
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(80 pages) : color illustrations, color maps
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| ISBN
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0756682126
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: 1405367164
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: 9780756682125
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: 9781405367165
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| Notes
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Includes index.
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| Contents
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Animals alive! --; How animals evolved --; The variety of life --; Unexpected consequences --; Going, going, gone! --; What are the threats? --; How threatened is it? --; Mammals --; Jaguar --; Sumatran orangutan --; Sea otter --; Ethiopian wolf --; Manatee --; Tasmanian devil --; Polar bear --; Black rhinoceros --; Birds --; Southern rockhopper --; Whooping crane --; Reptiles --; Leatherback turtle --; Komodo dragon --; Amphibians --; Golden toad --; Fish --; Southern bluefin tuna --; Invertebrates --; Coral reef --; Monarch butterfly --; Saving species --; Tracking tigers --; Keeping animals alive --; Backyard naturalist --; Setting up a reserve --; New species.
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| Abstract
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Explains biodiversity, discusses the role animals play in ecosystems, describes the threats affecting the lives of animals, and profiles various animals, including jaguars, black rhinoceros, and bluefin tuna.
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| Subject
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Animals -- Juvenile literature.
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Animals.
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JUVENILE NONFICTION -- Animals -- General.
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| LC Classification
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QL83.A556 2011
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