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Pandas
The Last Panda
• George Schaller
NATURAL HISTORY •
1993 •
PAPER
• 291 PAGES
The great naturalist George Schaller spent almost five years in the wild in Sichuan province studying the panda in the 1980s. This book is both his description of the great panda in nature, and an eloquent plea for how to save the species in the wild. With 16 color plates.
(CHN24, $17.50) |
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Pandas
• Heather Angel
NATURAL HISTORY •
1998 •
PAPER
• 72 PAGES
A series of photographs of pandas, taken in their natural habitat. Most of the book is concerned with the Giant Pandas of Wolong, but a short section on the red panda is also included. Information on natural history is included, but the book's real strength is its gorgeous color images.
(CHN137, $17.95) |
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The Way of the Panda
• Henry Nicholls
NATURAL HISTORY •
2012 •
PAPER
• 304 PAGES
A gifted storyteller, Nicholls charts the rich and curious history of the giant panda from its scientific discovery in 1869 to potent symbol of conservation, not incidentally showing along the way the rise of modern China itself to global power.
(CHN673, $15.95) |
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Wild China
• John MacKinnon
• Nigel Hicks
NATURAL HISTORY •
1996 •
HARD COVER
• 208 PAGES
An informative, up-to-date survey of the wildlife and natural history of China in a handsome, oversize volume. The book, published in association with World Wildlife Fund, features excellent maps and 400 superb color photographs by Gerald Cubitt. The detailed text covers the enormous range of habitats and natural areas in China with a particular focus on reserves (and the panda).
(CHN19, $39.95) |
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The Year of the Panda
• Miriam Schlein
• Kam Mak
LITERATURE •
1992 •
PAPER
• 82 PAGES
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
Rich in detail of the plight and rescue of the giant panda, this chapter book is written for readers 8-12. In it ten-year-old Lu Yi and his father find an orphaned da xiong mao (giant panda) and nurse it back to health. A government messenger hears of the discovery and invites Lu Yi to accompany the panda to the Panda Rescue Center.
(CHN105, $4.99) |
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