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Endangered Species Books for Kids

Will We Miss Them? Endangered Species

Written from the unique view of a 13-year-old author, this book interests children in the lives and challenges of endangered species, helping other young people learn about these animals as the first step toward saving them.

♦ Author: Alexandra Wright

♦ Publication Date: September, 1991 

Almost Gone: The World’s Rarest Animals

Have you ever seen a wombat or an Eastern barred bandicoot? Probably not. These animals are almost gone from the earth, and they're not alone. Simple, informative text and cut-paper paintings introduce basic endangered species knowledge to young children.

♦ Author: Steve Jenkins

♦ Publication Date: January ,2006 

A Poetic Journey into the Wild

Take a journey across land and sea to meet 21 endangered and threatened animals. Lovely paintings and poems introduce amazing animals from around the globe and show the dangers they face. The book also lists activities and organizations that provide more detailed information about endangered species protection.

♦ Author: Rachel Allen Dillon

♦ Publication Date: February,2009 

Eyewitness: Endangered Animals

This DK Eyewitness book is an exploration of endangered animals around the world, including factors that are driving them toward extinction and ways that we can help them survive. Blocks of text and various photographs keep readers turning the pages.

♦ Author: Ben Hoare

♦ Publication Date: August,2010

21. Which book is written by a teenage author?

A. A Poetic Journey into the Wild

B. Eyewitness: Endangered Animals.

C. Will We Miss Them? Endangered Species.

D. Almost Gone: The World's Rarest Animals.

22. What can we find in A Poetic Journey into the Wild?

A. Activities of hunting wildlife.

B. Poems about amazing animals.

C. Paintings about some extinct animals.

D. Surroundings of the endangered wildlife. 

23. What is the purpose of the text?

A. To list some endangered animals.

B. To encourage protection of animals.

C. To introduce endangered species books.

D. To call on readers to fight illegal hunting.