Body Snatchers: Flies, Wasps, and Other Creepy Crawly Zombie Makers

by Joan Axelrod-Contrada

Overview

Zombies have no control over their own minds. Some insects and other creepy crawlies have the power to turn other animals into zombies, controlling their behavior. Readers will learn all about these creatures and the real-life zombies they are making.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781663983510
Publisher:	Capstone
Publication date:	07/15/2021
Series:	Real-Life Zombies
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	32
File size:	4 MB

About the Author

Joan Axelrod-Contrada is the author of more than 15 books for young people. She holds an MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults from the Vermont College of Fine Arts. She has written books about ghosts, mummies, and pesky critters. She lives in Northampton, Massachusetts, with her family.

Table of Contents

Nature's zombies — Zombie fire ants — Zom-bees — The zombie-making jewel wasp — The zombie orb spider — The head-banging zombie caterpillar — Zombie ladybugs — The zombie-making hairworm — Zombie beetles — Zombie-making thorny-headed worms — The zombie stickleback fish — Zombie killifish — Zombie-making lancet liver flukes.

Interviews

Readers will learn about parasites and their hosts by comparing them to zombie-makers and zombies High-interest content that links to curriculum topics such as parasite-host relationships, consumption, adaptation, and organism behavior Appeals to readers who like zombies or other similar topics Includes examples from all over the world