The Star Panda by Geng Shouzhong - 1988

Beijing: Dolphin Books, 1988. First edition. Pictorial Card Covers. Good. The Star Panda' is the sixth volume in a Giant Panda series. This book gives a vivid picture of the wonderful performances of the Giant Panda: playing the suona ( a woodwind instrument), sliding, rolling a ball, pushing a cart, and shooting baskets. Whenever it's keeper gives an order, the giant panda lies down obediently and waits for the veterinarian to take it's temperature, blood pressure or blood sample, or give it an infusion or injection. These activities greatly help scientific research on the Giant Panda. The series offers the reader some interesting facts about the giant Panda's evolutionary history, the change of it's ecological environment and the causes for it's decline, as well as various legends associated with it. In recent years, with large tracts of bamboowithering away in the giant panda's habitat it has been faced with the threat of starvation. The fate of the panda has aroused the concern of countless people in many countries. The Giant Panda series, with colour illustrations, introduces readers to some interesting facts about the panda's evolutionary history, habits, characteristics, domestication, breeding and protection as well as research on the subject. The seven books in the series are: 1)The Giant Panda a Living Fossil. 2)Giant Panda's Habitat. 3) Mother and her Baby. 4)Tracking the Panda. 5)Rearing the Panda. 6)The Star Panda. 7)Saving the Panda.

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