Saving the Ghost of the Mountain - An Expedition Among Snow Leopards in Mongolia

School Library Journal Best Book of 2009
A NSTA/CBS Outstanding Science Trade Book for 2010
2009 Booklists's editors' list of the Top 10 Environmental Titles for Youth

With a dazzling as-it-happens narrative and spectacular photographs, readers, young and old, will be fascinated as they discover why these mysterious cats are called ghosts of the mountain. Readers will also be stunned by how much perseverance it takes to research and protect this endangered, little-understood species.

About the author

Researching her films, articles, and more than forty books, Sy Montgomery has trekked into the cloud forest of Papua, New Guinea, cage-dived off Mexico with great white sharks, and scuba-dived off two continents to commune with wild octopuses. A National Book Award finalist, her work has been honored with a Sibert Medal, a Cook Prize Gold Medal, two Science Book and Film prizes from the National Association for the Advancement of Science, four honorary degrees, and many other awards. She lives in Hancock, New Hampshire. Visit her online at symontgomery.com.
Nic Bishop, who holds a doctorate in the biological sciences, is the photographer of many acclaimed books for children. He lives in Auckland, New Zealand.Visit his website at: nicbishop.com  

Summary

School Library Journal Best Book of 2009
A NSTA/CBS Outstanding Science Trade Book for 2010
2009 Booklists's editors' list of the Top 10 Environmental Titles for Youth
 
With a dazzling as-it-happens narrative and spectacular photographs, readers, young and old, will be fascinated as they discover why these mysterious cats are called ghosts of the mountain. Readers will also be stunned by how much perseverance it takes to research and protect this endangered, little-understood species.
 

Product details

• Authors: Sy Montgomery, Montgomery Sy Montgomery
• Assisted by: Nic Bishop (Photographer), Nic Bishop (Illustration), Nic Bishop (Photographs)
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 10 to 12
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 04.09.2012
• EAN: 9780547727349
• ISBN: 978-0-547-72734-9
• No. of pages: 80
• Dimensions: 279 mm x 229 mm x 7 mm
• Weight: 358 g
• Series: Scientists in the Field (Paper; Scientists in the Field (Paper; Scientists in the Field Series; Scientists in the Field
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Play, learning > Adventure, activity stories, entertainment; JUVENILE NONFICTION: Photography, JUVENILE NONFICTION: Adventure & Adventurers, JUVENILE NONFICTION: Science & Nature / Zoology, JUVENILE NONFICTION: People & Places / Asia, JUVENILE NONFICTION: Animals / Cats, JUVENILE NONFICTION: Travel, JUVENILE NONFICTION: Diversity & Multicultural, JUVENILE NONFICTION: Animals / Lions, Tigers, Leopards, etc.