About this book
Nancy Castaldo's Back from the Brink explores the lives of seven endangered species, revealing the threats that push them toward extinction and the scientific and political efforts that are bringing them back. Through vivid anecdotes and full-color photographs, readers meet the scientists, conservationists, and ordinary people working to protect animals like the California condor, the Hawaiian monk seal, and the black-footed ferret. The book shows how habitat loss, poaching, climate change, and other pressures threaten these creatures, while highlighting the teamwork and ingenuity required to reverse their decline. Aimed at middle-grade readers, it offers both a cautionary tale and a hopeful picture of what it takes to pull a species back from the brink.