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FACE TO FACE WITH CHEETAHS
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| By: |
Chris Johns, Elizabeth Carney |
| Format: |
Hardback |
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£9.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1426303238 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781426303234 |
| Publisher: |
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC KIDS |
| Pub. date: |
14 October, 2008 |
| Series: |
Face to Face |
| Pages: |
32 |
| Description: |
Where once there were some 100,000 cheetahs in 44 countries, today there are between 12,000 and 15,000 cheetahs left, in only about 24-26 countries. This title presents the face-to-face encounter of the author with a hungry cheetah mother and her five cubs. It helps to learn about cheetahs race for survival. |
| Synopsis: |
Chris Johns, Editor-in-Chief of National Geographic magazine, brings you face to face with a family of cheetahs. The story begins in Okavango Delta in Botswanaas the cheetah mother hunts her prey and the photographer tracks the elusive cat. After watching the family for four months, he is rewarded when a cheetah cub comes up and actually licks his handone of the most profound moments of his life. But the encounter brings a responsibility: to help save these endangered creatures and protect their habitat from one of their biggest threats, man. As Africa s most endangered cat, the cheetah is in a race for survival. But the book gives us hope, too, detailing practical ways we can all help to protect them and ensure they have a future in the wild. Stunning photographs, action-packed stories, and thorough research complete the picture of these cagey cats." |
| Illustrations: |
25 colour photos |
| Publication: |
US |
| Imprint: |
National Geographic Kids |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |