Dangerous Animals (Usborne Beginners Series Level 1) by Rebecca Gilpin, Patrizia Donaera (Illustrator)

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How do crocodiles attack? Why do hippos fight? And how do funnel-web spiders kill their prey? In this book you'll find the answers and alots more about the wild world of dangerous anumals.

Dangerous Animals is part of an exciting series of books for children who are beginning to read on their own. The easy-to-read text has been specially written with the help of a reading expert.

Children's Literature

From the growling tiger on the front cover, to the scorpion scuttling across the sand of the final page, this book of information provides adventure for early readers. With credentialed consultants in reading and animals, an entire bank of contributing illustrators, photographers, and multiple designers, this title has much to offer classroom teachers, librarians, and parents. Young readers, with their consummate interest in animals will meet creatures of all sizes and habitats that are deadly to prey of some sort. A table of contents with intriguing titles such as "Watch out…," "Stay away!" and "Don't touch!" engages little hunters in discoveries of their own. Causes for each species being dangerous are explained succinctly in simple yet compelling vocabulary that is more apt to leave the audience with feelings of awe than the boredom of having brushed up against random facts. Spectacular photography allows readers to look right into the eyes of the hunters. Small sketches realistically portray the kill, without depicting gruesome scenes. Special features include a glossary and a recommended website. This is a small masterpiece and a worthy edition to the "Usborne Beginners" series, "Information for young readers—Level 1." Reviewer: Janice DeLong

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