About this item
Highlights
- Around the world, city highways and country roads have cut through natural spaces.
- 7-8 Years
- 9.0" x 10.7" Hardcover
- 32 Pages
- Juvenile Nonfiction, Animals
Description
About the Book
This look at wildlife crossings across the globe highlights creative problem-solving to help animals of all kinds survive!Book Synopsis
Around the world, city highways and country roads have cut through natural spaces. Wild animals are blocked from the resources they need to survive, or must make dangerous crossings across busy roads to get to them. Fortunately, solving this problem has inspired some creative solutions! Take a tour of wildlife crossings across the globe, from grassy badger bridges to underpasses for elephants. Discover how these inventive pathways have saved both animal and human lives and helped preserve ecosystems.
Review Quotes
"[A]n intriguing non-fiction title that is sure to inspire future wildlife activists and environmentalists. Reviewer Rating: 5"--Children's Literature
-- (8/8/2022 12:00:00 AM)"Everything readers need to know about wildlife crossings--what they are, why they are needed, who makes them happen--in a book all libraries should own."--starred, School Library Journal
-- (5/1/2022 12:00:00 AM)"Vibrant, softly drawn illustrations show these animals in action and how the wildlife crossings work. Rounding out the volume is a brief look at the civil engineers, scientists, construction crews, and other individuals who advocate for, design, and build these life-saving structures."--Booklist
-- (4/15/2022 12:00:00 AM)