cover image The Rarest of the Rare: Vanishing Animals, Timeless Worlds

The Rarest of the Rare: Vanishing Animals, Timeless Worlds

Diane Ackerman. Vintage Books USA, $12.95 (208pp) ISBN 978-0-679-77623-9

Naturalist and poet Ackerman visits remote places, from Hawaii to Brazil, observing animals and their ecosystems. (Jan.)