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

In addition to researching films, articles, and thirty-six books, National Book Award finalist Sy Montgomery has been honored with a Sibert Medal, two Science Book and Film Prizes from the National Association for the Advancement of Science, three honorary degrees, and many other awards. She lives in Hancock, New Hampshire, with her husband, Howard Mansfield, and their border collie, Thurber.
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.