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.

Author: Sy Montgomery
Publisher: Clarion Books
Published: 09/04/2012
Pages: 80
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 8.80h x 10.90w x 0.30d
ISBN: 9780547727349

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.5
Point Value: 3
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 131941 / Saving the Ghost of the Mountain: An Expedition Among Snow Leopards in Mongolia

About the Author

The award-winning author Sy Montgomery has been bitten by a vampire bat and hunted by tigers. She lives in Hancock, New Hampshire. Visit her at www.symontgomery.com.

Nic Bishop, an award-winning photographer, is well known for his stunning photos of the natural world. He lives in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Visit him at www.nicbishop.com.