Real-Life Zombies
Zombies have invaded mainstream society in weekly television shows, blockbuster movies, comic books, and novels. While there is no scientific proof that the dead can indeed come back to life, there are many terrifying and fascinating examples of real-life zombies in the world around us. Through enthralling text and vivid photographs, students will learn how rabies, which causes the infected to hobble, spasm, drool, and become aggressive and violent, influenced the modern depictions of the zombie. They will also read about a wasp that turns large cockroaches into mindless slaves, even walking them around like dogs, and other parasites, diseases, and substances that cause zombie-like characteristics in the afflicted.
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Real-Life Zombies
Zombies have invaded mainstream society in weekly television shows, blockbuster movies, comic books, and novels. While there is no scientific proof that the dead can indeed come back to life, there are many terrifying and fascinating examples of real-life zombies in the world around us. Through enthralling text and vivid photographs, students will learn how rabies, which causes the infected to hobble, spasm, drool, and become aggressive and violent, influenced the modern depictions of the zombie. They will also read about a wasp that turns large cockroaches into mindless slaves, even walking them around like dogs, and other parasites, diseases, and substances that cause zombie-like characteristics in the afflicted.
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Real-Life Zombies

Real-Life Zombies

by John A. Torres
Real-Life Zombies

Real-Life Zombies

by John A. Torres

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Overview

Zombies have invaded mainstream society in weekly television shows, blockbuster movies, comic books, and novels. While there is no scientific proof that the dead can indeed come back to life, there are many terrifying and fascinating examples of real-life zombies in the world around us. Through enthralling text and vivid photographs, students will learn how rabies, which causes the infected to hobble, spasm, drool, and become aggressive and violent, influenced the modern depictions of the zombie. They will also read about a wasp that turns large cockroaches into mindless slaves, even walking them around like dogs, and other parasites, diseases, and substances that cause zombie-like characteristics in the afflicted.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781978513907
Publisher: Enslow Publishing, LLC
Publication date: 12/30/2019
Series: Creepy, Kooky Science Series
Pages: 48
Product dimensions: 7.25(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.40(d)
Age Range: 10 - 13 Years

Table of Contents

Introduction 4

1 Chemicals That Can Create Zombies 7

2 Zombies of the Insect World 13

3 Rabies: The Inspiration Behind Modern Zombies 18

4 Armored Zombified Critters 24

5 Walking Corpse Syndrome 29

6 Other Diseases That Make You Feel (or Look) Like a Zombie 34

Chapter Notes 40

Glossary 46

Further Reading 47

Index 48

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