The Race to Save the Lord God Bird (Hardcover) by Phillip M Hoose

9780374361730. New condition. Hard cover. Language: English. Pages: 196. Sewn binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. 196 p. Contains: Illustrations. Intended for a young adult/teenage audience. The tragedy of extinction is explained through the powerful, dramatic story of a legendary bird--the ivory-billed woodpecker--and of those who have tried to possess it, shoot it, and, in a last-ditch effort, save it over a 200-year span.