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Extinctopedia: Discover What We Have Lost, What Is at Risk, and How We Can Preserve the Diversity of Our Fragile Planet

by Serenella Quarello (text) & illus. by Alessio Alcini
Red Comet Pr. Mar. 2024. 64p. Tr $26.99. ISBN 9781636550725.
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Gr 4-7–Passenger pigeons once existed, but the last one died in 1914. There used to be yellow-tipped tree snails until an epidemic only left George, who passed away without heirs in 2019, ending his species. This gorgeously illustrated book dives into many species that are extinct, were declared extinct but rediscovered, and are endangered. Sometimes the artwork is bright and colorful, and other times it features more muted and scientific illustrations and diagrams. Biodiversity is thoroughly explained and beautifully depicted throughout, and while this book gets into the reasons why animals have gone extinct, it also offers ways that society can work to preserve endangered species. The back matter includes an animal index and a glossary.
VERDICT An excellent purchase for elementary and middle school nonfiction collections in need of more animal conservation and preservation books to complement life sciences curriculum and student interest.
Reviewed by Molly Dettmann , Jul 19, 2024

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