Rare and Blue: Finding Nature's Treasures

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Author: Constance Van Hoven

Illustrator: Alan Marks

ISBN:  9781623540975

Publisher: Charlesbridge

Summary: A variety of rare blue species--from the blue lobster to the blue black bear--are rare and unique for a reason.

Travel across Earth to discover eight species that are blue in color and are either naturally rare, threatened, or endangered. Panoramic illustrations and a playful main text prompt a search for the blue species at hand, while the page-turn and informative sidebars zoom in to reveal a closer look at the species. There's a lot to uncover about the Karner blue butterfly, blue black bear, blue whale, Quitobacquito pupfish, Cerulean warbler, blue lobster, Eastern Indigo snake, and big bluestem grass. A surprise ending celebrates that planet Earth is the rarest and bluest and must be protected for the sake of all.

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