SERIES MADE SIMPLE

Weird Meat-Eating Plants Bugged-Out Insects Bloodsucking Creatures Mummy Secrets Uncovered Doomsday Rocks from Space

by Margaret POYNTER
978-0-76603-672-7.
COPY ISBN
Gr 5—9—Aimed at reluctant readers, these titles are sure to disgust and delight in equal measure. The attention-getting topics are explored using gory facts and stomach-turning details and range from fun to terrifying, depending on the topic. If readers can stomach the army ants and potato-sized termite queen found in Insects, then it will be the potential future scenarios in Space that will keep them up at night. All of the titles will pique interest and get kids lining up at the reference desk looking for more. The text is complemented by illustrations and magnified photos of things that you would hope never to see.
New ed., 1996. If readers ignore the gimmicky series title and dripping purple caption boxes, they'll find this revised book contains an informative text and engaging close-up photos. Five chapters cover the different ways carnivorous plants catch their prey--flypaper traps, pitfall traps, trigger traps--as well as adaptations these plants have made to survive in their environments. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind
Reviewed by Heather Acerro , Apr 01, 2011

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