From the Sibert medal winning author of TEAM MOON and the bestselling GIRLS THINK OF EVERYTHING comes a riveting, timely account of panda conservation efforts in China, perfect for budding environmentalists and activists.

Inspired by a real incident, this look at the pollution crisis in our oceans follows one of the ducks as it is washed away on ocean currents, encountering plastic-endangered whales and sea turtles and passing through the giant floating island of marine debris known as the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. A picture book with an ultimately hopeful message about environmental issues and the state of our oceans. An end map documents the widely scattered journey...

Provides a brief introduction on how to protect animals.

*Explores why humans are endangering orangutans and their biomes and how and why some people have devoted their careers to helping save them"--Provided by publisher.

*Explores why humans are endangering gorillas and their biomes and how and why some people have devoted their careers to helping save them"--Provided by publisher.

*Explores why humans are endangering snow leopards and their biomes and how and why some people have devoted their careers to helping save them"--Provided by publisher.

An Española Galápagos giant tortoise helps save his species from extinction and then returns home to his island

The tiger is just one of thousands of animals -- including the ground iguana, the white-rumped vulture, and the partula snail -- currently in danger of becoming extinct, joining the dodo, the marsupial wolf, the great auk, and countless others we will never see again.

Did you know that rhinoceroses are the second biggest land animal in the world, second only to elephants? How about that rhinos have especially poor eyesight? Or that white and black rhinos are called that even though neither of them is black or white?

"Go behind the scenes and discover how scientists at three US zoos are helping wild and captive orangutans, black-footed ferrets, and black rhinoceroses."--