Book Launch: NANCY CASTALDO - "Back from the Brink: Saving Animals from Extinction"
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A Children's Book Week Spotlight Event
Join us to celebrate Nancy Castaldo's new book which details the successful efforts of scientists to bring threatened animals back from the brink of extinction!
How could capturing the last wild California condors help save them? Why are some states planning to cull populations of the gray wolf, despite this species only recently making it off the endangered list? How did a decision made during the Civil War to use alligator skin for cheap boots nearly drive the animal to extinction?
Back from the Brink answers these questions and more as it delves into the threats to seven species, and the scientific and political efforts to coax them back from the brink of extinction. This rich, informational look at the problem of extinction has a hopeful tone: all of these animals' numbers are now on the rise.
Nancy Castaldo is the author of several nonfiction books for children, including Sniffer Dogs: How Dogs (and Their Noses) Save the World, Deserts, Rainforests, and River Wild. She lives in New York’s Hudson Valley with her family. Visit Nancy at nancycastaldo.com, on Twitter at @NCastaldoAuthor, or on Instagram at @naturespeak.
Back from the Brink is recommended for ages 10-12.
