Saving the Ghost of the Mountain bookcover

Saving the Ghost of the Mountain

An Expedition Among Snow Leopards in Mongolia

Sy Montgomery 

(Author)

Nic Bishop 

(Photographs by)
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Description

School Library Journal Best Book of 2009

A NSTA/CBS Outstanding Science Trade Book for 2010

2009 Booklists's editors' list of the Top 10 Environmental Titles for Youth

 

With a dazzling as-it-happens narrative and spectacular photographs, readers, young and old, will be fascinated as they discover why these mysterious cats are called ghosts of the mountain. Readers will also be stunned by how much perseverance it takes to research and protect this endangered, little-understood species.

 

Product Details

PublisherClarion Books
Publish DateSeptember 04, 2012
Pages80
LanguageEnglish
TypeBook iconPaperback / softback
EAN/UPC9780547727349
Dimensions9.0 X 11.0 X 0.3 inches | 12.5 pounds

About the Author

In addition to researching films, articles, and thirty-six books, National Book Award finalist Sy Montgomery has been honored with a Sibert Medal, two Science Book and Film Prizes from the National Association for the Advancement of Science, three honorary degrees, and many other awards. She lives in Hancock, New Hampshire, with her husband, Howard Mansfield, and their border collie, Thurber.

Nic Bishop, who holds a doctorate in the biological sciences, is the photographer of many acclaimed books for children. He lives in Auckland, New Zealand.Visit his website at: nicbishop.com  

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