Creepy, Crawly Creatures

by Matthew Rake, Simon Mendez (Illustrator)

Overview

Look closely at the ten most amazing insects and spiders that buzz, dart, and hang out all over the world. Beware those bites and stings as you encounter a hornet that will chase humans, a louse that lives on a fish's tongue, a centipede that will fight snakes, and more. Come face to face with these extreme animals and learn their secrets!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781467776424
Publisher:	Lerner Publishing Group
Publication date:	11/01/2015
Series:	Real-Life Monsters
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	6.50(w) x 8.80(h) x 0.10(d)
Lexile:	IG950L (what's this?)
Age Range:	9 - 11 Years

About the Author

Matthew Rake lives in London and has worked in publishing for more than twenty years. He has written on a wide variety of topics, including science, sports, and the arts.

Award-winning illustrator Simon Mendez combines his love of nature and drawing by working as an illustrator with a focus on scientific and natural subjects. He lives in the United Kingdom.

Editorial Reviews

"Ten of nature's little horrors, presented in a gallery of close-up photo portraits with all-too-detailed commentary. From the evocatively named tongue-eating louse to the green-banded broodsac, which moves between hosts by crawling up inside a snail's eyestalk to mimic a caterpillar so that a bird will eat it, these 'tiny terrors and mini-monsters' are well-chosen to give even the most hardened browsers the heebie-jeebies. Mendez's dramatic photorealistic portraits and more schematic views of each parasite or predator in action join a selection of close-up stock photos, and Rake describes behaviors or symptoms with indecent relish. 'One [Indian red scorpion] sting can cause humans excruciating pain, vomiting, breathlessness, convulsions, and sometimes major heart problems. Oh, and if that isn't enough, it can also turn a victim's skin blue and make them froth at the mouth with pink, slimy mucus.' The co-published Creatures of the Deep offers like delights for 10 sea creatures, from the goblin shark to the blobfish and the sarcastic fringehead (yes, really!). Each volume closes with a summary 'Rogues' Gallery' and further notes on selected entries. Browsers' delights, but definitely not for the squeamish."—Kirkus Reviews

From the Publisher

2015-07-22
Ten of nature's little horrors, presented in a gallery of close-up photo portraits with all-too-detailed commentary. From the evocatively named tongue-eating louse to the green-banded broodsac, which moves between hosts by crawling up inside a snail's eyestalk to mimic a caterpillar so that a bird will eat it, these "tiny terrors and mini-monsters" are well-chosen to give even the most hardened browsers the heebie-jeebies. Mendez's dramatic photorealistic portraits and more schematic views of each parasite or predator in action join a selection of close-up stock photos, and Rake describes behaviors or symptoms with indecent relish. "One [Indian red scorpion] sting can cause humans excruciating pain, vomiting, breathlessness, convulsions, and sometimes major heart problems. Oh, and if that isn't enough, it can also turn a victim's skin blue and make them froth at the mouth with pink, slimy mucus." The co-published Creatures of the Deep offers like delights for 10 sea creatures, from the goblin shark to the blobfish and the sarcastic fringehead (yes, really!). Each volume closes with a summary "Rogues' Gallery" and further notes on selected entries. Browsers' delights, but definitely not for the squeamish. (Nonfiction. 8-10)

Kirkus Reviews

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