Atlas of endangered animals

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Title:

Atlas of endangered animals

Author:

Malý, Radek, 1977- author.

Dvorská, Pavla, illustrator.

Dvorský, Pavel, 1946- illustrator.

Summary:

We are born, we live, we die, and we loot our planet. We pollute it, mine it, cut down forests, and transform them into arable land. We pump out groundwater as well as raw materials . . . Entire lines of threatened species, however, are dying before our eyes. Do we want to continue like this? Atlas of Endangered Animals maps out the dangers that specific threatened species face. The writer Radek Malý encourages people to think about their actions. The ambitiously conceived atlas is accompanied by remarkable fullpage illustrations by Pavel Dvorský, supplemented by scientific illustrations by his wife Pavla Dvorská. These are stories of forty species whose ongoing existence rests in our hands. -- Amazon.

General Note:

Originally published in the Czech Republic as Atlas ohrožených živočichů.

"True stories of critically endangered species" -- [Page 3].

Physical Description:

87 pages : illustrations, maps ; 34 cm.

Subject Term:

Endangered species -- Juvenile literature.

Author(s):

Dvorská, Pavla,

Dvorský, Pavel, 1946-

Publisher:

Albatros,

Publication Date:

2021

ISBN:

9788000061276

Publication Information:

Prague, Czech Republic : Albatros, [2021]

Call Number:

J 591.68 MALY

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Summary

This sequel to Atlas of Extinct Animals maps out the fates of 40 endangered species that are on the brink of extinction due to human actions.

There are many kinds of animals and species that once walked the Earth, but didn't survive until the present day. And you may be surprised, how many of the existing animals are about to face the same fate. This book is about the most significant creatures that might not see the light of next century. Read about them now, because the next moment, they might belong to the past.

The author Radek Malý encourages people to think about their actions. The ambitiously conceived atlas is accompanied by remarkable fullpage illustrations by Pavel Dvorský, supplemented by scientific illustrations by his wife Pavla Dvorská. This book provides both a wake-up call and hope. If we behave responsibly toward nature, these species can still be saved.

Author Notes

Radek Maly is a Czech writer, poet, translator, and university teacher. He has achieved international success through his young adult book Franz Kafka: A Man of His Time and Our Own (2017) and his picture book Our Cat's Day (2023). His non-fiction books Atlas of Extinct Animals (2021), Atlas of Endangered Animals (2021), and Atlas of Prehistoric Animals (2025) have been translated into several languages, and his poetry collection for children Postman Wind (2011) was entered on the IBBY Honour List.

Pavel Dvorsky is a Czech commercial and graphic artist who has illustrated dozens of science and popular science publications. From 1966-1972, he studied at the Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague, and afterward returned to Brno, where he established the Department of Graphic Design and Illustration at the Secondary School for Art and Design. In reconstructing the prehistoric world, Dvorsky has collaborated with many anthropologists and archeologists. In addition to his commercial and graphic artwork, he has designed stamps for the Czech Post Office since 2004. He was born in Brno in 1946.

Excerpts

An endengared species/Anthozoa/Partulids/Queen alexandra's birdwing/Chinese paddlefish/West indian ocean coelacanth/Axolotl/Chinese giant salamander/Yangtze giant softshell turtle/Komodo dragon/Gharial/Takahē/Imperial woodpecker/Northern bald ibis/Whooping crane/White-tailed sabrewing/Hawaiian crow/Kakapo/Spix's macaw/California condor/Western long-beaked echidna/Tasmanian devil/Golden-mantled tree-kangaroo/Brazilian three-banded armadillo/Pygmy three-toed sloth/Chinese pangolin/Garden dormouse/Russian desman/Mediterranean monk seal/Vaquita/Malayan tapir/Przewalski's horse/Iberian lynx/Siberian tiger/Northern white rhinoceros/Rodrigues fruit bat/Northern sportive lemur/Golden lion tamarin/Giant panda/Mountain gorilla/Sumatran orangutan/Homo sapiens Excerpted from Atlas of Endangered Animals by Radek Maly All rights reserved by the original copyright owners. Excerpts are provided for display purposes only and may not be reproduced, reprinted or distributed without the written permission of the publisher.