Orenstein, Ronald. New Animal Discoveries. Milbrook Press, 2001. ISBN 0-7613-2274-4. $23.90. 64 pp. A 3-8 NF Reviewed by Marsha D. Broadway Amazing stories and photographs of creatures discovered in the last two decades take readers into the fascinating realm of exploratory zoology. How are new species discovered? What steps must zoologists take in discovering and documenting a new species? In 1996, Eleutherodactylus iberis, a tiny frog about a third of the size of a nickel, was discovered in Cuba. The golden bamboo lemur of Madagascar eats enough cyanide every day in his diet of giant bamboo to kill a human. From birds to turtles to whales, many of these new species are in danger of extinction. Orenstein, a zoologist, lawyer, and wildlife conservationist, has written a scientific page-turner with all the intrigue of a good mystery. First-purchase choice for school and public libraries.
