Operation pangolin : saving the world's only scaled mammal / written and photographed Suzi Eszterhas.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781728442952
- ISBN: 1728442958
- Physical Description: 40 pages : color photographs, color maps ; 24 x 28 cm
- Publisher: Minneapolis, MN : Millbrook Press, an imprint of Lerner Publishing Group, [2023]
- Copyright: ©2023
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Meet Thai -- What is a pangolin? -- Adaptations for anteating -- Pangolins around the world -- Pangolins in trouble -- Thai to the rescue -- Pangolin checkup -- Happy, healthy pangolins -- A tiny surprise -- Back to the wild -- Teaching people about pangolins -- Zoos on team pangolin -- Solving Pangolin mysteries -- Pangolins need your help. |
Target Audience Note: | Ages 8-12 Millbrook Press Grades 4-6 Millbrook Press 1030L Lexile |
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Genre: | Informational works. Illustrated works. Instructional and educational works. |
Available copies
- 5 of 5 copies available at Missouri Evergreen. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Rolla Public.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 5 total copies.
Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Rolla Public Library | JNF 599.31 ESZ (Text) | 38256101853855 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
Kirkus Review
Operation Pangolin : Saving the World's Only Scaled Mammal
Kirkus Reviews
Copyright (c) Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.
A look at this scaled mammal, illustrated with full-color photos. Spotlighting Thai Van Nguyen, who as a small child in Vietnam witnessed hunters taking a mother pangolin and her baby and vowed to spend his life trying to save them, this well-designed book is full of clear, fascinating facts about the pangolin and the efforts to save them from extinction. Van Nguyen founded Save Vietnam's Wildlife, which rescues and cares for injured pangolins and disseminates information about Vietnam's mammals. Readers will learn that there are eight species of pangolin, that they can be found in Africa and Asia, and that their diet primarily consists of ants and other insects. To that end, pangolins' tongues can be up to 16 inches long--longer than their bodies. They're also the only mammals to have scales, and they curl up when threatened to protect their vulnerable bellies. The information is simplified for younger readers, with words like nocturnal and rheumatism defined within the text. A section about what readers can do to help includes ideas like becoming a species ambassador--finding out more about pangolins and telling family and friends. Readers will come away feeling empowered to help and more knowledgeable about this amazing creature. Humans pictured are Asian. Attractive and brimming with intriguing facts. (glossary, further sources, index) (Nonfiction. 7-10) Copyright (c) Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.