Book excerpt: "Endangered Edens is the long-awaited follow-up to Marty Essen s six-time award-winning book, Cool Creatures, Hot Planet: Exploring the Seven Continents. Whether traveling with Marty and his wife, Deb, in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Costa Rica, and Puerto Rico, or going solo with Marty in the Everglades, readers will experience nature s Endangered Edens in a way few others have all while laughing and learning along the way. In addition to Marty s entertaining stories, Endangered Edens also features more than 180 stunning color pictures merging the genres of wildlife photography, adventure travelogues, and environmental education into one unforgettable book."--Publisher