The Endangereds: Melting Point

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Its time for animals to take fate into their own paws! The Endangereds: The Melting Point is the second book in a thrilling new adventure series by world-renowned environmentalist and Emmy-nominated host of Xploration Awesome Planet Philippe Cousteau and award-winning TURBO Racers author Austin Aslan.

Around the world, temperatures are rising, ice caps are melting, and innocent animals are in trouble. Humans had their chance to fix it and failed. Its time for the animals to take their fate into their own paws. Its time for . . . the Endangereds.

When word reaches the Endangereds that one of the last of a species of nearly extinct sloths is in trouble, the team dont hesitate to strap on their gear, fire up their helicopter, and rush off into action. But this time their mission is complicated by the appearance an unexpected foean animal faction bent on saving the world by making humans extinct. Its the toughest assignment the Endangereds have faced yet as the faction will stop at nothing to take back the world, one biome at a time.

Its a rollicking new high-stakes turn in the thrilling environmental-adventure series by Philippe Cousteau, the world-renowned environmentalist and Emmy-nominated host of Awesome Planet, and Austin Aslan, the award-winning author of the TURBO Racers book series.

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"Exaggerated character traits and a complex plot contribute to the appealing concept of hyperintelligent animals engaging in heistlike rescues. Heaps of information about geography, climate change, humanitys impact on animals, and species reintroduction is shared, appealing to readers who are interested in these subjects." Kirkus Reviews

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Philippe Cousteau is a multi-Emmy-nominated TV host, author, speaker, and social entrepreneur. He has hosted numerous TV programs for Discovery, BBC, CNN, Travel Channel and more. Currently he is the host of the syndicated television show Xploration Awesome Planet and producer/narrator of a new Virtual Reality experience Drop in the Ocean. Philippe is the author of several award-winning books and is a sought-after speaker having keynoted events for the United Nations, Harvard University, and more. In 2004 he founded EarthEcho International; the leading environmental education organization dedicated to inspiring youth to take action for a sustainable planet. Philippe and his wife, fellow explorer and TV host Ashlan Gorse-Cousteau, reside in Los Angeles. Austin Aslan is the author of Turbo Racers: Trailblazer, The Islands At The End Of The World, and The Girl At The Centre Of The World. A National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow, he can often be found exploring the wilds of northern Arizona and camping in a tent on a punctured air mattress. In other lives, Austin drove ambulances way too fast, served as an ecotourism Peace Corps volunteer in a Honduran cloud forest, and managed a variety of local, state, and federal issue campaigns. Austin loves to travel widely, photograph nature, and laugh.