Hoose, Phillip M., 1947-

The race to save the Lord God bird / Phillip Hoose. - 1st ed. - New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2004. - 196 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.

"Melanie Kroupa Books"

Includes bibliographical references (p. 171-184) and index.

Tells the story of the ivory-billed woodpecker's extinction in the United States, describing the encounters between this species and humans, and discussing what these encounters have taught us about preserving endangered creatures.



A Junior Library Guild selection.

ISBN: 0374361738 (hardcover) :

Source: Junior Library Guild http://www.juniorlibraryguild.com

LCCN: 2003049049

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Endangered species.
Ivory-billed woodpecker.
Woodpeckers.

LC Class. No.: QL696.P56 / H66 2004

Dewey Class. No.: 598.7/2