Anna Claybourne has written over 150 children's books on all kinds of subjects, from sharks, black holes and splitting the atom to how to draw, Shakespeare's life, and Greek myths and legends. She knows a lot about conservation in the rain forests of Costa Rica as she once volunteered there for three months. She likes space, sewing and music, plays the trombone and loves going camping.
1: GONE FOREVER
2: LIFE ON EARTH
3: UNDERSTANDING SPECIES
4: THE EXTINCTION RATE
5: CASE STUDY: NO MORE DINOSAURS
6: WE'RE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER!
7: EXTINCTION AND HUMANS
8: CASE STUDY: STELLER'S SEA COW
9: TOO MANY PEOPLE?
10: THREATS TO WILDLIFE
11: CONSERVATION
12: KEEPING TRACK
13: CASE STUDY: ENDANGERED SEAGRASS
14: A SAFE PLACE TO LIVE
15: WILDLIFE LAWS
16: SPREADING THE WORD
17: ECOTOURISM
18: CASE STUDY
19: WOLONG NATURE RESERVE
20: WHAT CAN YOU DO?
21: EXTINCT PLANET?
22: GLOSSARY
23: FURTHER READING
24: INDEX
