California Condors: Saved by Captive Breeding

by Meish Goldish

Book Overview

Was it too late to save the California condor? For thousands of years, these amazing birds soared above North America. Yet by the mid-1900s, hunting and contaminated food supplies had pushed condors to the brink of extinction. Could scientists and wildlife officials find a way to help the California condor survive? In California Condors: Saved by Captive Breeding, children relive the inspiring and heroic efforts of people who stepped in to save this...

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 159716741X
• ISBN13: 9781597167413
• Release Date: January 2009
• Publisher: Bearport Books
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.2" x 10.0"
• Age Range: 7 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 2 to 7