"Against all odds! The prairie shakes under the hooves of nearly thirty million bison. As fast as a horse, as tall as a person, and heavier than both combined, the roam from coast to coast. A century later, people struggle to find a single one left alive. How did the great herds disappear, and what does it take to bring them back?" -- Back Cover.

A single, healthy bald eagle egg is brought to the lower forty-eight states from Alaska in the 1950s. In this time only a little over four hundred bald eagle pairs were thought to be living in the United States--the US was in danger of letting its national bird go extinct. In spite of the odds against it, this egg hatched, the eaglet thrived, and today it is one of the reasons why bald eagles have made a come back.

Explains the sad fate of tigers, which are considered to be in serious danger of extinction.

Explains the physical characteristics, life cycle, habits, habitat, and endangered status of the tiger.

"A nonfiction picture book tracing the repercussions of what would happen if sharks disappeared from our planet"--

Briefly describes the physical characteristics, habits, and behavior of elephants, as well as some threats to their existence.

Learn about giant pandas and other endangered species.

Describes how birds develop from eggs to nestlings to adults, explains differences between bird species, and tells why some are endangered and what individuals can do to help protect them.