Okapis /
Markovics, Joyce L.,
Okapis / by Joyce Markovics. - First edition. - 32 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 24 cm. - On the trail: studying secretive animals in the wild . - Markovics, Joyce L. On the trail: studying secretive animals in the wild. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Okapi mission -- Recent discovery -- Forest giraffe -- Spectacular senses -- Leafy diet -- Baby okapis -- Elephant highways -- Major threats -- Okapi wildlife reserve -- Spreading the word -- Zoos -- Moving forward -- Fast facts: okapis -- Glossary.
"This high-interest narrative nonfiction title introduces young readers to okapis--rare giraffe-like animals that live in African forests--and an amazing scientist who studies them. This book is packed with exciting wildlife encounters, basic facts about okapis, and first-hand accounts from a scientist at work in the field. Each book includes a table of contents, sidebars, glossary of key words, fast facts, index, and author biography"--
Ages 10 Cherry Lake Publishing. Grades 4-6 Cherry Lake Publishing.
9781534180482 1534180486 9781534182196 1534182195
2020030357
Okapi--Juvenile literature.
Illustrated works.
Okapis / by Joyce Markovics. - First edition. - 32 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 24 cm. - On the trail: studying secretive animals in the wild . - Markovics, Joyce L. On the trail: studying secretive animals in the wild. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Okapi mission -- Recent discovery -- Forest giraffe -- Spectacular senses -- Leafy diet -- Baby okapis -- Elephant highways -- Major threats -- Okapi wildlife reserve -- Spreading the word -- Zoos -- Moving forward -- Fast facts: okapis -- Glossary.
"This high-interest narrative nonfiction title introduces young readers to okapis--rare giraffe-like animals that live in African forests--and an amazing scientist who studies them. This book is packed with exciting wildlife encounters, basic facts about okapis, and first-hand accounts from a scientist at work in the field. Each book includes a table of contents, sidebars, glossary of key words, fast facts, index, and author biography"--
Ages 10 Cherry Lake Publishing. Grades 4-6 Cherry Lake Publishing.
9781534180482 1534180486 9781534182196 1534182195
2020030357
Okapi--Juvenile literature.
Illustrated works.