Pub Date: January 16, 2011
Dewey: 597.9638
LCCN: 2010030697
Lexile Code: 0550
Features: Bibliography, Glossary, Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents, Textbook
Target Age Group: 06 to 08
Physical Info: 0.30" H x 7.00" L x 7.00" W ( 0.35 lbs) 24 pages
BISAC Categories:
Juvenile Nonfiction | Science and Nature | Zoology | Animals | Animal Welfare
Series: Killer Snakes
Description: Its fangs are sharp and its venom is deadly. It has a tail that rattles to warn other animals to stay away. Its a diamondback rattlesnake, and it can grow to be a whopping 8 feet long and weigh up to 10 pounds. Readers will enter the world of this fascinating predator. Beautiful photographs and fun facts explain how diamondbacks live, hunt, and grow to be one of the biggest snakes in the United States.
Review Quotes: Series Review: Killer Snakes Set 1"Fledgling Readers Who Thrill To The Sight Of A Taipan Swallowing A Mouse, A Python Downing A Large Mammal (Perhaps A Deer), Or A Death Adder Lunging Straight Toward Them Will Eat These Up."--School Library Journal