Chasing cheetahs : the race to save Africa's fastest cats / written by Sy Montgomery ; photographs by Nic Bishop.
Describes the cheetah's essential role in the ecosystem and the ways in which Namibia's Cheetah Conservation Fund is promoting cohabitation between cheetahs and farmers.
Record details
- ISBN: 0547815492
- ISBN: 9780547815497
- ISBN: 9781328740892
- ISBN: 1328740897
- Physical Description: 75 pages : illustrations ; 24 x 29 cm.
- Publisher: Boston ; Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, [2014]
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Chapter 1. Meet the ambassadors -- Fast facts on the fastest cats -- Chapter 2. Laurie's story: "somebody" was me -- Chapter 3. Saving cats with dogs -- The goats who help train farmers -- Chapter 4. Messages written in scent -- Taking the measure of a tree -- Chapter 5. Cooking with poop and toasting hair -- Secrets of DNA -- Chapter 6. Game drive -- The crucial role of predators -- Conservancies: sharing the wealth of wildlife -- Chapter 7. boot camp for cheetahs -- Chapter 8. A checkup for Blondi -- Cheetahs by the numbers -- Chapter 9. A visit to the future -- Laurie's advise for saving the world.
- Target Audience Note:
- 1000L Lexile
- Study Program Information Note:
- Accelerated Reader AR MG 6.5 3 164498.
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- Subject:
- Cheetah Conservation Fund.
Cheetah > Africa. - Genre:
- Young adult literature.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marion Library | JUV 599.75 MON (Text) | 37810435118400 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Checked out | 08/12/2026 |
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| 245 | 1 | 0. | ‡aChasing cheetahs : ‡bthe race to save Africa's fastest cats / ‡cwritten by Sy Montgomery ; photographs by Nic Bishop. |
| 264 | 1. | ‡aBoston ; ‡aNew York : ‡bHoughton Mifflin Harcourt, ‡c[2014] | |
| 300 | . | ‡a75 pages : ‡billustrations ; ‡c24 x 29 cm. | |
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| 505 | 0 | 0. | ‡gChapter 1. ‡tMeet the ambassadors -- Fast facts on the fastest cats -- ‡gChapter 2. ‡tLaurie's story: "somebody" was me -- ‡gChapter 3. ‡tSaving cats with dogs -- The goats who help train farmers -- ‡gChapter 4. ‡tMessages written in scent -- Taking the measure of a tree -- ‡gChapter 5. ‡tCooking with poop and toasting hair -- Secrets of DNA -- ‡gChapter 6. ‡tGame drive -- The crucial role of predators -- Conservancies: sharing the wealth of wildlife -- ‡gChapter 7. ‡tboot camp for cheetahs -- ‡gChapter 8. ‡tA checkup for Blondi -- Cheetahs by the numbers -- ‡gChapter 9. ‡tA visit to the future -- Laurie's advise for saving the world. |
| 520 | . | ‡aDescribes the cheetah's essential role in the ecosystem and the ways in which Namibia's Cheetah Conservation Fund is promoting cohabitation between cheetahs and farmers. | |
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