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The Woolly Monkey Mysteries: The Quest to Save a Rain Forest Species
By Sandra Markle. Ages 8 to 10.
Woolly Monkeys spend most of their time high up in 150-foot-tall trees. That makes them difficult animals to count and to study. But cameras have provided valuable information and taken, as this book shows, amazing pictures. Experts now believe that Peru’s lowland monkeys and the waste they produce are necessary to the survival of the rain forest.
Camp Panda: Helping Cubs Return to the Wild
By Catherine Thimmesh. Ages 10 to 12.
The giant panda is much-beloved in China, but in the past 40 years, at least half of its places has been destroyed. Camp Panda tells about efforts to reintroduce the giant pandas into the wild so that they might have a future. As part of the efforts, people wear panda costumes (服装) that smell like pandas while weighing and measuring the young pandas. They aren’t supposed to get used to seeing and being around people, because people could bring a threat to them in the wild.
Beyond Words: What Elephants and Whales Think and Feel
By Carl Safina. Ages 10 and older.
Carl Safina studied elephants in an African national park and killer whales off the coast of Washington state. He learned about their strong family bonds, the surprising ways they communicate and how they play and hang out with one another. This book makes a strong case for protecting the ability of these animals to live freely.
Back from the Brink: Saving Animals from Extinction
By Nancy F Castaldo. Ages 10 and older.
This book focuses on seven groups of animals—including whooping cranes, California condors and American alligators—that were brought back to healthy numbers by a lot of efforts. As she celebrates these successes, Nancy F. Castaldo also makes clear that dangers, such as the effects of climate change, still cloud the future of these creatures.
1. Which is the most suitable book for readers below 10?
A. The Woolly Monkey Mysteries: The Quest to Save a Rain Forest Species.
B. Beyond Words: What Elephants and Whales Think and Feel.
C. Back from the Brink: Saving Animals from Extinction.
D. Camp Panda: Helping Cubs Return to the Wild.
2. Why do people wear panda costumes?
A. To attract visitors.
B. To make pandas feel safe.
C. To take photos of pandas in the wild.
D. To celebrate the increasing number of pandas.
3. What do these four books focus on?
A. Animal rights B. Climate change.
C. Animal protection. D. Rain forests.
4. What’s the purpose of the author to write the text?
A. To introduce four books. B. To get to know some writers.
C. To describe some rare animals D. To educate children to love animals.
