SERIES MADE SIMPLE

Python Anaconda Boa Constrictor Black Mamba Death Adder King Cobra Diamondback Rattlesnake Taipan

by Shanya WORTHY
978-1-43394-559-5.
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Gr 1—3—Catering to obsessive young reptile lovers, these systematic but varied presentations pair simple facts about the physical characteristics of a select group of snakes and their geographical distribution, common prey, and reproductive cycles with full-page, close-up photos. Fledgling readers who thrill to the sight of a taipan swallowing a mouse, a python downing a large mammal (perhaps a deer), or a death adder lunging straight toward them will eat these up. The rousing visuals, plus occasional wry comments in the text—"It is very hard to get venom from a death adder without getting bitten!"—help to compensate for the narrowness of each volume's topic.
This leveled-reader series introduces eight of the world's deadliest snakes. Each book contains information about the title creature's habitat, appearance, offspring, method of attack, and interactions with people. Clear, colorful up-close photographs (not for the snake-phobic) accompany the accessible texts. Appended "Snake Facts" pages allow readers to make quick comparisons across species. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Killer Snakes titles: Python, Anaconda, Black Mamba, King Cobra, Death Adder, Boa Constrictor, Diamondback Rattlesnake, and Taipan.
Reviewed by John Peters , Apr 01, 2011

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