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196 pp.
| Farrar/Kroupa |
August, 2004 |
TradeISBN 0-374-36173-8$20.00
(2)
YA
The extinct Ivory-billed woodpecker once ranged through primeval forests from Texas to North Carolina. In a thoroughly researched account, Hoose tells how naturalists raised, too late, awareness of the Ivory-bill's plight. Illustrated with archival photos and well provided with side bars, "important dates," and maps, this is a gripping summary of an environmental tragedy. Glos., ind.
Reviewer: Joanna Rudge Long
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
September, 2004