Saving animals from oil spills

Stephen Person

Book - 2012

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Published
New York, NY : Bearport Pub 2012.
Language
English
Main Author
Stephen Person (-)
Physical Description
32 p. : ill., maps
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN
9781617722882
  • Kayla to the Rescue
  • Racing to the Coast
  • Explosion in the Gulf
  • Oil and Wildlife
  • Cleaning Oiled Birds
  • Turtle Patrol
  • The Great Egg Rescue
  • Wildlife Hero
  • Disaster in Alaska
  • Learning from Nuka
  • Lasting Dangers
  • Back to the Wild
  • Famous Oil Spills and Rescues
  • Animals at Risk from Spills
  • Glossary
  • Bibliography
  • Read More
  • Learn More Online
  • Index
  • About the Author
Review by Booklist Review

Featuring colorful, visually packed pages and readable prose, this title in the Rescuing Animals from Disasters series offers an accessible introduction to the impact of oil spills on a variety of creatures. Opening with a pelican rescue off Louisiana's coast, the spreads move on to an explanation of the Deepwater Horizon disaster, including a mention of its human toll. Later sections delve further into how oil spills specifically imperil wildlife, along with the processes and materials used for cleaning them. Accounts of animal rescues, rescue workers, and caregivers help personalize the subject, while a discussion of the 1989 Exxon Valdez incident in Alaska further illustrates oil spills' long-term effects on food chains. Throughout, basic concepts are well conveyed, and inset text adds additional, useful commentary on each page. The abundant photos include some hard-hitting images, such as views of oil-soaked animals and a dead dolphin, but there are also plenty of photos of animal survivors and their rescuers. A glossary, bibliography, and suggestions for further reading are appended.--Rosenfeld, Shelle Copyright 2010 Booklist

From Booklist, Copyright (c) American Library Association. Used with permission.
Review by School Library Journal Review

Gr 3-5-After disasters, many animals face certain death unless humans intervene. This series offers true accounts of rescue attempts; some fail, many are successful. Each story is fast-paced and thrilling. The text is in boxes at the tops of the pages, while captioned photos fill the bottoms. The stories can be heart-wrenching; e.g., Earthquakes explains that a panda was crushed to death during a quake and the cover of Floods shows a pig fighting to keep its head above water. Each title ends with one page of famous disasters and rescues and another explaining which animals are at risk from the catastrophes. Important, current introductions for young environmentalists and animal lovers. (c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

(c) Copyright Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.