Giant Pandas (New & Updated Edition)

Giant Pandas (New & Updated Edition) PDF Author: Gail Gibbons
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 0823449823
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Learn all there is to know about one of the most charismatic mammals around. Giant pandas: they are indigenous to China and are adored the world over. But they are more than a bundle of fluff and squeaks. Giant pandas are energetic climbers and swimmers. In one year, they may eat around 10,000 pounds of bamboo. And people in China have worked together to create protected areas for giant pandas to live peacefully. Discover a detailed introduction to giant pandas - including baby panda development - in this beautifully illustrated nonfiction picture book. Gail Gibbons adds another book to her widespread collection of nonfiction for young readers of all levels, and introduces the topic of conservation in the process.

Giant Pandas

Giant Pandas PDF Author: Ovid K. Wong
Publisher: Children's Press
ISBN: 9780516412412
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 52

Book Description
Describes the physical characteristics, habitat, behavior, and endangered situation of China's national animal treasure.

Giant Pandas

Giant Pandas PDF Author: Kari Schuetz
Publisher: Bellwether Media
ISBN: 1612114938
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 24

Book Description
Giant pandas are large bears that love to eat bamboo. Only found in small numbers in China, they are considered endangered animals. In this book, young readers will learn about the look, diet, and habits of these rare black and white bears.

Giant Pandas

Giant Pandas PDF Author: Donald Lindburg
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520238672
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 328

Book Description
Combines the latest findings from the field and the laboratory with panel and workshop summaries from a recent international conference.

Giant Pandas

Giant Pandas PDF Author: Zhihe Zhang
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780670080946
Category : Giant panda
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
A Chinese national treasure and a conservation icon the world over, giant pandas are arguably the most misunderstood animals on the planet. At once threatened by human encroachment and safeguarded by human ingenuity, these diffident creatures experience the best and worst of mankind. As the custodians of our planet, do we have what it takes to step up and save these magnificent animals and others like them from extinction? Taking you to the heart of the battle for their survival, this breathtaking photographic book explores giant panda behavior, addresses conservation issues that our planet faces and shatters the myths surrounding these fascinating creatures.

Giant Pandas

Giant Pandas PDF Author: Molly Kolpin
Publisher: Capstone
ISBN: 1429661321
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 14

Book Description
"Discusses giant panda bears, including their physical features, habitat, range, and life cycle"--Provided by publisher.

A Visual Celebration of Giant Pandas

A Visual Celebration of Giant Pandas PDF Author: Fanny Lai
Publisher: Editions Didier Millet
ISBN: 9814385360
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 177

Book Description
The result of five years of meticulous research and stunning photography A Visual Celebration of Giant Pandas is a delightful volume that follows in the footsteps of the shy and enigmatic giant panda, and captures both adults and cubs on camera in close-up situations. Beautifully photographed, in rarely seen settings, the authors explain what makes the panda such a lovable icon, and why the public cannot have enough of this symbol of quiet hope for survival in a fast-changing planet. It also provides readers with fascinating and detailed information about Giant Panda's and the other species that share its habitat, such as the red panda and snow leopard. The issue of 'pandaplomacy' is also addressed, with the arrival of pandas in Singapore in 2012 and their likely arrival in Malaysia in 2013. Finally the book assesses the chances of survival for the giant panda, and the efforts being made to preserve its habitat.

Giant Pandas in the Wild

Giant Pandas in the Wild PDF Author: Zhi Lü
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780893819972
Category : Endangered species
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
"Giant Pandas in the Wild: Saving an Endangered Species" is an insider's view of one of the most alluring and least understood animals on the endangered species list. Through photographs never before published in a book readers enter a magical world in the remote mountainous area that is home to China's remaining 1100 wild pandas. Zhi, who began her research in 1985, made the panda's habitat her second home and gained the trust of more than 20 of these animals. Her observations and photographs dispel the popular myths about pandas and draw attention to the dedication required to save the panda from almost certain extinction.

The Giant Pandas of Wolong

The Giant Pandas of Wolong PDF Author: George B. Schaller
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780226736433
Category : Pets
Languages : en
Pages : 298

Book Description
Discusses the conservation, history, geographic distribution, activity patterns, feeding habits, and social behavior of Chinese giant pandas.
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