Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Peeping in the shell Peeping in the shell Faith McNulty Describes how a scientist courts a whooping crane and how the resulting egg is carefully incubated until it hatches. OL103367W
Seasons of the cranes Seasons of the cranes Peter Roop Follows a family of whooping cranes through a year, in a world increasingly hostile to their existence. OL15022732W
The man who saved the whooping crane The man who saved the whooping crane Kathleen Kaska A chronicle of the efforts of Robert Allen Porter, an ornithologist with the National Audubon Society, to find the only remaining whooping crane nesting site in North America in an effort to save the… OL16585399W
Battling extinction Battling extinction Tamra Orr "Find out how the scientific method can be used to help the endangered whooping crane from going extinct."-- OL23329704W
The whooping crane The whooping crane Dorothy Hinshaw Patent Traces the forty-year-old and ongoing attempt to save the endangered whooping crane from extinction, focusing on efforts at wildlife refuges and the captive breeding program. OL30661W
Whooping crane Whooping crane Robert M. McClung Describes the rare whooping crane's seasonal migration, mating and nesting habits hatching and raising of chicks, and the many dangers that threaten migratory wildlife. OL3297895W
North American cranes North American cranes Lesley A. DuTemple Describes the physical characteristics, diet, natural habitat, and life cycle of these large wading birds, and tells about the efforts of scientists to establish resident flocks. OL454415W