Emi and the Rhino Scientist

By Carson, Mary Kay

Publishers Summary:
"Story of how the endangered species breeding expert Terri Roth struggled for years to help a rare Sumatran rhino named Emi become a mother. ... Follow the roller-coaster ride of disappointment, scientific discovery, and success that led to the first Sumatran rhino calf born in captivity in more than a century."--Inside front dust jacket.

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ISBN
978-0-61864-639-5
Publisher
Houghton


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School Library Journal

Reviewed on November 1, 2007

Gr 5-8 Through lively prose and stunning full-color photographs, readers learn how Terri Roth, an expert in endangered-species reproduction at the Cincinnati Zoo, helped Emi to give birth to the first Sumatran rhino born in captivity in more than 100 years. One of five rhino species, the Sumatran rhino is relatively tiny (3 to 5 feet tall, weighin...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Horn Book Magazine

Reviewed on November 1, 2007

Terri Roth, director of the Center for Conservation and Research of Endangered Wildlife at the Cincinnati Zoo, and her patient, Emi, a pregnant rhinoceros, introduce readers to the practices of captive breeding programs. To save animal species endangered primarily by human actions such as hunting and invasion of habitat, zoos and other conservation programs have gone to extraordinary efforts to understand how animals such as the rare Sumatran rhino r...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Horn Book Guide

Reviewed on January 1, 2007

Terri Roth, director of the Cincinnati Zoo's Center for Conservation and Research of Endangered Wildlife, and pregnant rhinoceros Emi introduce readers ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

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