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Wildlife Crossing: Giving Animals the Right-of-Way

by Joan Marie Galat
Orca. (Orca Footprints: Bk. 32). Oct. 2024. 48p. Tr $21.95. ISBN 9781459833463.
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Gr 5 Up–Gorgeous, crisp photographs complement the well-written text in this new book in the “Orca Footprints” series. Galat focuses on the developing field of road ecology: the environmental impact of roads on ecosystems and wildlife, and balancing those needs with human civilization. In four concise chapters, readers come to understand the issues that engineers, designers, activists, and others must confront in their efforts to help endangered wildlife that need additional space and travel corridors. Sidebars, captions, and highlighted words (defined in the glossary) help readers understand the subject. The use of real-life examples and suggestions for ways that readers can help address the issues described in the book add to its value.
VERDICT A first purchase for libraries that need more books on the topic of conservation and the impact of development on wildlife.
Reviewed by Heidi Grange , Sep 20, 2024

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