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Inspired by Endangered Species: Animals and Plants in Fabric Perspectives [Kõva köide]

  • Formaat: Hardback, 280 pages, kõrgus x laius x paksus: 279x216x24 mm, kaal: 1905 g, 182 color images
  • Ilmumisaeg: 28-Jan-2020
  • Kirjastus: Schiffer Publishing Ltd
  • ISBN-10: 0764357891
  • ISBN-13: 9780764357893
  • Formaat: Hardback, 280 pages, kõrgus x laius x paksus: 279x216x24 mm, kaal: 1905 g, 182 color images
  • Ilmumisaeg: 28-Jan-2020
  • Kirjastus: Schiffer Publishing Ltd
  • ISBN-10: 0764357891
  • ISBN-13: 9780764357893
Summaries about various endangered plants and animals, accompanied by quilted images created by various artists.

Lively and colorful full-page fabric “portraits” bring 182 endangered species to real, vibrant life. Dedicated and passionate rescuers, scientists, conservationists, and more share fascinating facts about the species, why they are at risk, their roles in protecting them, and how we can all help.

Lively, colorful, and skillfully made fabric “portraits” of 182 endangered species bring them to real, vibrant life. Each portrait features fascinating animal and plant facts from rescuers, scientists, conservationists, and more: where they live, what their superpowers are, why they are at risk, and how we can help. Dedicated and passionate people who work to protect endangered species share details of their roles and specialties, the planning behind conservation measures, threats to healthy habitats, and inspiring success stories. This book fosters eco-awareness and responsibility with a hopeful and positive tone, not only educating but inspiring action. A percentage of money earned by the author from the sale of this book will be donated to the Sea Turtle Conservancy and to the WILD Foundation.
Foreword 8(2)
Kim O'Keefe Beck
Foreword 10(1)
J. Drew Lanham
Acknowledgments 11(1)
Introduction 12(2)
Conservation and the IUCN 14(2)
Wendy Strahm
List of Acronyms 16(1)
Acalypha wigginsii 17(1)
Addax 18(1)
African Elephant 19(1)
African Lion 20(1)
African Wild Dog 21(1)
Aleutian Shield Fern 22(1)
Amur Leopard 23(1)
Andean Flamingo 24(1)
Arroyo Toad 25(1)
Asiatic Black Bear 26(2)
Asiatic Lion 28(2)
Atlantic Bluefin Tuna 30(2)
Atlantic Sturgeon 32(1)
Attenborough's Long-Beaked Echidna 33(1)
Bactrian Camel 34(1)
Baker's Larkspur 35(1)
Black Rhinoceros 36(2)
Black-Capped Vireo 38(2)
Black-Footed Ferret 40(2)
Blackburn's Sphinx Moth 42(2)
Blue Whale 44(2)
Blue-Throated Macaw 46(2)
Bocaccio Rockfish 48(2)
Bornean Orangutan 50(2)
Bougainville Moustached Kingfisher 52(1)
Bridled Nailtail Wallaby 53(1)
Buffy-Headed Marmoset 54(2)
Burrowing Owl 56(1)
California Condor 57(1)
Cape Sable Seaside Sparrow 58(1)
Cape Seahorse 59(1)
Channel-Billed Toucan 60(1)
Cheetah 61(1)
Chimpanzee 62(2)
Chinese Alligator 64(2)
Chisos Mountain Hedgehog Cactus 66(1)
Coelacanth 67(1)
Common Spiny Lobster 68(1)
Conservancy Fairy Shrimp 69(1)
Cook Inlet Beluga Whale 70(1)
Corpse Flower 71(1)
Costa Rican Puma 72(1)
Cuban Crocodile 73(1)
Cuban Painted Snail 74(2)
Dama Gazelle 76(2)
Davis' Green Pitaya 78(1)
Devil's Hole Pupfish 79(1)
Dixon's Ground Snake 80(1)
Dwarf Bearclaw Poppy 81(1)
Elegant Sunbird 82(2)
Eskimo Curlew 84(2)
Euphorbia cap-saintemariensis 86(1)
European Eel 87(1)
Florida Manatee 88(1)
Florida Panther 89(1)
Galapagos Land Iguana 90(2)
Ghost Orchid 92(2)
Giant Clam 94(1)
Giant Panda 95(1)
Ginkgo 96(1)
Giraffe 97(1)
Golden Lion Tamarin 98(1)
Golden Parakeet 99(1)
Goldstreifiger 100(2)
Grandidier's Baobab Tree 102(2)
Green Peafowl 104(2)
Hawksbill Turtle 106(2)
Hector's Dolphin 108(1)
Hine's Emerald Dragonfly 109(1)
Hippopotamus 110(1)
Honduran Emerald 111(1)
Hong Kong Camellia 112(1)
Honohono 113(1)
Indiana Bat 114(1)
Jaguar 115(1)
Jellyfish Tree 116(1)
Biodiversity And The Firecrown 117(41)
Peter Hodum
Juan Fernandez Firecrown
119(1)
Kakapo
120(2)
Karner Blue Butterfly
122(1)
Kaua'i White Hibiscus
123(1)
Killer Whale
124(1)
Komodo Dragon
125(1)
Lake Titicaca Water Frog
126(1)
Lesser Chameleon
127(1)
Loggerhead Turtle
128(2)
Long-Billed Tailorbird
130(2)
Longleaf Pine
132(2)
Lord Howe Island Stick Insect
134(1)
Malayan Tapir
135(1)
Mandrill
136(2)
Maned Wolf
138(1)
Markhor
139(1)
Menzies' Wallflower
140(1)
Minnesota Dwarf Trout Lily
141(1)
Mitchell's Satyr Butterfly
142(1)
Morefield's Leather Flower
143(1)
Mountain Sweet Pitcher Plant
144(2)
Mountain Yellow-Legged Frog
146(1)
Mountain Zebra
147(1)
Nellie Cory Dwarf Cactus
148(1)
Northeastern Bulrush
149(1)
Northern Brown Kiwi
150(2)
Northern Hairy-Nosed Wombat
152(1)
Northern Spotted Owl
153(1)
Northern White Rhinoceros
154(1)
Ocelot
155(1)
Ohlone Tiger Beetle
156(2)
What About The Wetlands? 158(94)
John Overland
Oregon Spotted Frog
160(1)
Ornate Eagle Ray
161(1)
Oyster Mussel
162(1)
Pacific Pocket Mouse
163(1)
Paiute Cutthroat Trout
164(2)
Pendant Kihi Fern
166(1)
Philippine Eagle
167(1)
Pink Fairy Armadillo
168(1)
Pink Waxcap
169(1)
Piping Plover
170(1)
Pismo Clarkia
171(1)
Polar Bear
172(2)
Popolo Ku Mai
174(2)
Proboscis Monkey
176(1)
Przewalski's Horse
177(1)
Puerto Rican Amazon
178(2)
Purple-Faced Langur
180(2)
Pygmy Three-Toed Sloth
182(2)
Quokka
184(1)
Rainbow Leaf Beetle
185(1)
Rainbow Parrotfish
186(1)
Red Panda
187(1)
Red-Cockaded Woodpecker
188(2)
Red-Crowned Crane
190(1)
Reindeer
191(1)
Ring-Tailed Lemur
192(1)
Rock Gnome Lichen
193(1)
Rugel's Pawpaw
194(1)
Rusty Patched Bumble Bee
195(1)
Ruthvens Kingsnake
196(1)
San Joaquin Kit Fox
197(1)
Sandplain Gerardia
198(1)
Scalloped Hammerhead Shark
199(1)
Shenandoah Salamander
200(2)
Short-Tailed Chinchilla
202(1)
Silverstone's Poison Frog
203(1)
Silversword
204(1)
Singapore Freshwater Crab
205(1)
Slender Chub
206(1)
Slow Loris
207(1)
Small Whorled Pogonia
208(2)
Smooth Coneflower
210(2)
Snow Leopard
212(2)
South Island Wren
214(2)
Southern Rockhopper Penguin
216(2)
Southern Sea Otter
218(2)
Speke's Gazelle
220(1)
Spruce-Fir Moss Spider
221(1)
Staghorn Coral
222(1)
Sumatran Orangutan
223(1)
Sunda Pangolin
224(2)
Swamp Pink
226(1)
Tansy Beetle
227(1)
Taylor's Checkerspot Butterfly
228(2)
Tiger
230(1)
Tundra Swan
231(1)
Ultramarine Lorikeet
232(2)
Vancouver Island Marmot
234(2)
Virginia Big-Eared Bat
236(1)
Virginia Sneezeweed
237(1)
West African Ostrich
238(2)
Western Lowland Gorilla
240(1)
Western Prairie Fringed Orchid
241(1)
Western Santa Cruz Giant Tortoise
242(1)
Western Snowy Plover
243(1)
Whale Shark
244(1)
White-Bellied Heron
245(1)
Whooping Crane
246(2)
Wild Water Buffalo
248(2)
Woodchat Shrike
250(1)
Yellow Teardrop Butterflyfish
251(1)
On Mammals And Reviving Species 252(10)
Janet Rachlow
Jim Witham
Success Story #1: American Bison
254(2)
Success Story #2: Columbia Basin Pygmy Rabbit
256(2)
Success Story #3: Elk
258(2)
Success Story #4: Kirtland's Warbler
260(2)
Art And Heart: Our Place In The Story 262(2)
Vance Martin
Information about the Quilts 264(13)
Bibliography 277(3)
Artist Index 280
Donna Marcinkowski DeSoto's sewn and written work has been widely exhibited. She is a curator of art quilt exhibits and the author of several books, including Inspired by the National Parks. www.inspiredquilts.com