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<p>A full-colour illustrated guide to Canada’s endemic species for young readers, from the award-winning author of <i>Snooze-O-Rama: The Strange Ways that Animals Sleep.</i></p>
<p>Canada is home to over 308 endemic species of plants and animals — meaning they’re found nowhere else on Earth. In <i>Canada Wild</i>, award-winning author Maria Birmingham introduces young readers to twelve uniquely Canadian animals — many of which are threatened or endangered. Like the Sable Island sweat bee, which lives on a single sandbar three hundred kilometres off the coast of Nova Scotia; the Kermode bear, the rare white black bear also known as the “Spirit Bear”, which calls the coastal rainforests of northwestern BC home; and the Peary caribou, which can be found clomping through the Arctic tundra of the Northwest Territories and Nunavut.<br><br>
Profiles of each animal showcase their habitat, diet, and status, while sidebars highlight fascinating facts about each animal, and a How’s It Doing section explains where it falls on the endangerment spectrum. Informative backmatter gives young readers practical advice on conservation and combating climate change, while colour illustrations throughout — including a map of Canada, showing the animals’ habitats — offer whimsical yet scientifically accurate depictions.<br><br>
From the coasts to the prairies to the mountains to the tundra, and every nook and cranny in between, <i>Canada Wild</i> is the perfect read for budding naturalists.</p>