The Resource Chasing cheetahs : the race to save Africa's fastest cats, written by Sy Montgomery ; photographs by Nic Bishop
Chasing cheetahs : the race to save Africa's fastest cats, written by Sy Montgomery ; photographs by Nic Bishop
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- Summary
- Since 1900, the number of cheetahs as plummeted from more than 100,000 to fewer than 10,000. At the Cheetah Conservation Fund's (CCF) African headquarters in Namibia, Laurie Marker and her team work to save these stunning creatures from extinction. They've rescued more than 900 cheetahs, most of whom have been returned to the wild. Sy Montgomery and Nic Bishop join CCF to study the cheetah's ecological, genetic, and behavioral patterns in order to save the fastest animal on land - before it is too late. --
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 volume (unpaged)
- Contents
-
- Secrets of DNA
- Game drive
- The crucial role of predators
- Conservancies: sharing the wealth of wildlife
- Boot camp for cheetahs
- A checkup for Blondi
- Cheetahs by the numbers
- A visit to the future
- Laurie's advice for saving the world
- Meet the ambassadors
- Fast facts on the fastest cats
- Laurie's story: "somebody" was me
- Saving cats with dogs
- The goats who help train farmers
- Messages written in scent
- Taking the measure of a tree
- Cooking with poop and toasting hair
- Isbn
- 9781549017810
- Label
- Chasing cheetahs : the race to save Africa's fastest cats
- Title
- Chasing cheetahs
- Title remainder
- the race to save Africa's fastest cats
- Statement of responsibility
- written by Sy Montgomery ; photographs by Nic Bishop
- Subject
-
- Cheetah
- Cheetah -- Africa
- Cheetah -- Africa -- Juvenile literature
- Cheetah Conservation Fund
- Cheetah Conservation Fund
- Cheetah Conservation Fund
- Cheetah Conservation Fund -- Juvenile literature
- Dust jackets (Bindings) -- 2014
- Guépard -- Afrique -- Ouvrages pour la jeunesse
- JUVENILE NONFICTION -- Animals | Cats
- JUVENILE NONFICTION -- Animals | Endangered
- JUVENILE NONFICTION -- Animals | Jungle Animals
- JUVENILE NONFICTION -- Careers
- JUVENILE NONFICTION -- History | Africa
- JUVENILE NONFICTION -- People & Places | Africa
- JUVENILE NONFICTION -- Science & Nature | Environmental Conservation & Protection
- Juvenile works
- Literature
- Literature
- 1000L
- Africa
- Cheetah
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Since 1900, the number of cheetahs as plummeted from more than 100,000 to fewer than 10,000. At the Cheetah Conservation Fund's (CCF) African headquarters in Namibia, Laurie Marker and her team work to save these stunning creatures from extinction. They've rescued more than 900 cheetahs, most of whom have been returned to the wild. Sy Montgomery and Nic Bishop join CCF to study the cheetah's ecological, genetic, and behavioral patterns in order to save the fastest animal on land - before it is too late. --
- Assigning source
- From amazon.com
- Awards note
- Outstanding Science Trade Book for Students K-12, 2015.
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Montgomery, Sy
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- Intended audience
-
- 1000L
- Sentence length: 5 (very hard)
- Word frequency: 1 (very easy)
- Intended audience source
-
- lexile
- Lexile
- Interest level
- MG
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- Reading level
- 6.5
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
- 1955-
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
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- Bishop, Nic
- Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company
- Series statement
- Scientists in the field
- Study program name
- Accelerated Reader
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Cheetah Conservation Fund
- Cheetah Conservation Fund
- Cheetah Conservation Fund
- Cheetah Conservation Fund
- Cheetah
- Cheetah
- Guépard
- JUVENILE NONFICTION
- JUVENILE NONFICTION
- JUVENILE NONFICTION
- JUVENILE NONFICTION
- JUVENILE NONFICTION
- JUVENILE NONFICTION
- JUVENILE NONFICTION
- Cheetah
- Africa
- Cheetah
- Target audience
- pre adolescent
- Label
- Chasing cheetahs : the race to save Africa's fastest cats, written by Sy Montgomery ; photographs by Nic Bishop
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- Secrets of DNA
- Game drive
- The crucial role of predators
- Conservancies: sharing the wealth of wildlife
- Boot camp for cheetahs
- A checkup for Blondi
- Cheetahs by the numbers
- A visit to the future
- Laurie's advice for saving the world
- Meet the ambassadors
- Fast facts on the fastest cats
- Laurie's story: "somebody" was me
- Saving cats with dogs
- The goats who help train farmers
- Messages written in scent
- Taking the measure of a tree
- Cooking with poop and toasting hair
- Control code
- 851572749
- Dimensions
- 24 x 29 cm.
- Extent
- 1 volume (unpaged)
- Isbn
- 9781549017810
- Lccn
- 2013017611
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Note
- WorldCat record variable field(s) change: 650
- Other physical details
- color illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)851572749
- Label
- Chasing cheetahs : the race to save Africa's fastest cats, written by Sy Montgomery ; photographs by Nic Bishop
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- Secrets of DNA
- Game drive
- The crucial role of predators
- Conservancies: sharing the wealth of wildlife
- Boot camp for cheetahs
- A checkup for Blondi
- Cheetahs by the numbers
- A visit to the future
- Laurie's advice for saving the world
- Meet the ambassadors
- Fast facts on the fastest cats
- Laurie's story: "somebody" was me
- Saving cats with dogs
- The goats who help train farmers
- Messages written in scent
- Taking the measure of a tree
- Cooking with poop and toasting hair
- Control code
- 851572749
- Dimensions
- 24 x 29 cm.
- Extent
- 1 volume (unpaged)
- Isbn
- 9781549017810
- Lccn
- 2013017611
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Note
- WorldCat record variable field(s) change: 650
- Other physical details
- color illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)851572749
Subject
- Cheetah
- Cheetah -- Africa
- Cheetah -- Africa -- Juvenile literature
- Cheetah Conservation Fund
- Cheetah Conservation Fund
- Cheetah Conservation Fund
- Cheetah Conservation Fund -- Juvenile literature
- Dust jackets (Bindings) -- 2014
- Guépard -- Afrique -- Ouvrages pour la jeunesse
- JUVENILE NONFICTION -- Animals | Cats
- JUVENILE NONFICTION -- Animals | Endangered
- JUVENILE NONFICTION -- Animals | Jungle Animals
- JUVENILE NONFICTION -- Careers
- JUVENILE NONFICTION -- History | Africa
- JUVENILE NONFICTION -- People & Places | Africa
- JUVENILE NONFICTION -- Science & Nature | Environmental Conservation & Protection
- Juvenile works
- Literature
- Literature
- 1000L
- Africa
- Cheetah
Genre
- Literature
- Ouvrages pour la jeunesse
- Juvenile literature
- Juvenile works
- Dust jackets (Bindings)
- 1000L
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