Jumaidi's uncle has a a small zoo in the Borneo jungle, but he doesn't understand that there are better ways of looking after animals. A baby orang-utan is brought to him by a logger. Hirwar's zoo is not a good place for it to be. What will happen to it? The accompanying factfile looks at why animal species become endangered. It shows how zoos and wildlife reserves can help to stop species becoming extinct.

 

This book is part of a book series called Living Earth .

. This book is part of a reading scheme, meaning that it is a book aimed at children who are learning to read. This reading scheme has multiple levels.

There are 32 pages in this book. This book was published 1998 by Macmillan Education .

Terry Jennings is a Full-time freelance author and photographer. He specialises in factual books for children and teachers.

This book has the following chapters: Before you read; "Jungle Rescue"; factfile - zoos and endangered species; saving endangered species; things to do; word list, answers, useful addresses.