| Alien Invaders: Species That Threaten Our World Contributor(s): Drake, Jane (Author), Love, Ann (Author), Thurman, Mark (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1770495126 ISBN-13: 9781770495128 Publisher: Tundra Books (NY OUR PRICE: $8.06 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature - Environmental Conservation & Protection - Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature - Biology - Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature - Environmental Science & Ecosystems |
| Dewey: 577.18 |
| LCCN: 2007927432 |
| Physical Information: 0.2" H x 7.9" W x 9.9" (0.57 lbs) 56 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Ecology |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 126882 Reading Level: 7.9 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 1.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: From killer toads, feral felines, and brown tree snakes to multiple invaders in the Great Lakes and Lake Victoria, Alien Invaders explores the impact on our ecosystems of the wave after wave of invaders and why they have become a worldwide concern. Environmentalists Jane Drake and Ann Love take us on a journey from the days of sailing ships and shipboard rats to the fungus that sparked the Irish potato famine to the beautiful but deadly purple loosestrife strangling native wetlands, while presenting the concepts of biodiversity and endangered species. Learn where the invaders originate, how they travel, what they displace, why the invaded natural system is vulnerable, and what can be done. Discover if you are an invader or a saver and how you can help. |