A Wild Child's Guide to Endangered Animals: (Endangered Species Book, Wild Animal Guide, Books About Animals, Plant and Animal Books, Animal Art Books)

From New York Times bestselling author Millie Marotta comes this gorgeous celebration of the animal kingdom. A Wild Child's Guide to Endangered Animals highlights the plight of 43 endangered species from around the world, including rare and well-known animals living in freshwater, oceans, forests, mountains, tundras, deserts, grasslands, and wetlands. Vivid illustrations bring caribous, axolotls, giraffes, agami herons, and many more to life on these rich and varied pages. Illuminating text relays the story of each species, from how they live and why they are endangered to what is being done about it. Complete with a map detailing where each species can still be found, this visually rich, timely, informative book raises awareness in the most spectacular way. From New York Times bestselling author Millie Marotta comes this gorgeous celebration of the animal kingdom. Highlights the plight of 43 endangered species from around the Take a trip through freshwaters, oceans, forests, mountains, tundras, deserts, grasslands, and wetlands while learning about rare and well-known animals and their habitats. Vivid illustrations bring caribous, axolotls, giraffes, agami herons, and many more to life on these rich and varied pages. Illuminating text relays the story of each species, from how they live and why they are endangered to what is being done about it. Complete with a map detailing where each species can still be found to enrich the reading experience further and inspire additional research. A visually rich, timely, informative book raises awareness in the most spectacular way . Millie Marotta is a freelance illustrator working from her studio by the sea in a little corner of West Wales. She grew up in the wilderness of rural Wales where she developed a fascination with all things flora and fauna, which, along with intricate pattern and detail, remains an ongoing theme in her work. Millie's intention is simply to create beautiful artwork which captivates, charms, and inspires a curiosity in others for the natural world. A Wild Child's Guide to Endangered Animals makes an enlightening gift for any nature or animal enthusiast. "This is a collection of beautiful illustrations of 43 endangered animals from around the world. From freshwater to oceans, forests, mountains, tundra and desert, grasslands and wetlands, rare and well-known animals are endangered -- some critically, some less so. Peary caribous, giant garter snakes, giraffes, puffins, and many more appear on these rich and varied pages, in full color hand-drawn illustrations, alive and vivid in the reader's hands. Millie's breathtaking illustrations will be accompanied by the story of each species' endangerment, how they live, what the threat is, and what is being done about it. Complete with a map to show where the species are still to be found, albeit in dwindling or minute numbers, this book is a gorgeous celebration of the animal kingdom"-- Provided by publisher